This.
If they told users that using a traditional payment method jeopardized anonymity in the sign up process, they may have not had data to hand over, and their peepees wouldn't have been so hurt by someone reporting on it.
They could've addressed that. But instead we get the "fake news" defense.
"teaching them how to use them"
Is that not exactly what journalism like this accomplishes?
People are angry because it wasn't adequately communicated to them that this was a risk when they were entering their credit card information.
They have $102m in revenue every year to proactively address this problem with a solution rather than pedantically attack what words were used.
Mullvad does something similar to what I suggested. You buy a "gift code" and enter it in on your device.
Hey @proton.me, use these lemons for lemonade and consider offering fungible payment solutions.
The @404media.co story is very valid and important so your users to understand how they can maximize the potential of your services.
I don't use Google for that reason.
Attacking a nonprofit media organization and brigading comments congratulating themselves on "only sharing a little bit" isn't "doing better", it's denying that the problem even exists.
Yeah there's a whole lot of takes and everyone has the right to an opinion.
The difference is that they're random people on the internet and you're representing a company balancing the trust and data of 100 million+ users.
So the stakes are a bit higher if your defense is attacking journalists.
Let's stop this LoOkInG uP wOrDs theater and all admit that if this title was actually misleading, lawyers would be talking rather than Proton brigading social media comments.
So should the article have been about how awesome of a company Proton is for only complying to government requests for user data when legally required to?
Or should it be about how the FBI can indirectly force Proton to ID their customers via their payment information?
1. FBI sent request for user data to Switzerland.
2. Switzerland demanded data from Proton.
3. Proton complied and sent data to Switzerland.
4. Switzerland handed data to FBI.
There's really no other way of looking at this other than the FBI can ID you via your Proton account if you paid via CC.
I had read that last night, and I think it's a completely reasonable and informative statement.
...which is why I was surprised to wake up to notifications from your company accusing an NPO I partner with of using clickbait.
The story itself is defensible. That accusation is not.
Did you watch the @404media.co video or read the article?
If yes, did you happen to notice the part where they mentioned Proton'segal requirement, even including a response from Proton itself?
I'd love for someone to specifically point out how and where this article or video was misleading.
All customer data is stored on an anonymous starling
The story itself is a concerning example of a privacy-focused host's liabilities and limitations.
Your response to it is why I'll be migrating off of your services. 🤦🏻♂️
This is ridiculous, @protonprivacy.bsky.social.
You gave up the identity of a customer (as required by law) via an FBI request. You could be writing a guide on how customers can help prevent this from happening again, not frivolously attacking the integrity of a nonprofit journalism organization.
Is misinformation used more by those in power, or does it just seem like that because our access to information is so much broader?
If you spend $1,200 on a tiny puck with a few ultrasonic drivers in hopes to stop devices from recording your voice, you're going to be deeply disappointed.
I've built over a dozen of these devices throughout the years and even have a provisional patent for one.
Enjoy this little infographic. 🙉
🤷🏻♂️ isn't positive. It's debatable.
❌1961 - Cuba
❌1964 - Laos
❌1965 - Vietnam
❌1973 - Cambodia
❌1979 - Nicaragua
🤷🏻♂️1983 - Grenada
❌1986 - Libya
🤷🏻♂️1991 - Iraq
❌1995 - Bosnia
❌1998 - Sudan
🤷🏻♂️1999 - Kosovo
❌2001 - Afghanistan
❌2003 - Iraq II
❌2011 - Libya II
❌2014 - Syria
Don't worry it'll work this time.
I wonder when we'll be concerned about the other Middle Eastern c̶o̶u̶n̶t̶r̶y̶ area-with-military harboring 90-400 nuclear warheads that the IAEA is barred from inspecting.
It seems like all the "I'm a lifelong Democrat but let me tell you why bombing schools is a good thing" people are deciding to open a social media account today.
Like I said, it discourages posting.
Threads and X have this functionality. I don't think it's too unreasonable to request it here.
The chair I use is actually a freebie "with no obligations or strings attached".
Almost 2 years later, I get an email at least once a month warning me that I haven't made my post quota for the chair with instructions and scripts for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
I always respond with "lol"
Yep. Some of them pipe into general LLM APIs.
But it's frustrating that Bluesky hasn't given users the option to at least enable this with their own API key.
Some of them work great for images!
YMMV depending on the service/model.
Also, for users who don't know already, there are Chrome/Firefox add-ons that do this, usually within the scope of free API limits.
I understand that it's frustrating, but asking users to type out the paragraphs from casual screengrabs is just going to result in them not sharing the screengrabs. 🫠
AI analyzes my videos and generates emails trying to associate my content with gaming chairs, but it can't transcribe a fucking screenshot of text.
Can we add this functionality so posts can be accessible for opt-in users, @bsky.app?
github.com/yaldram/imag...
It's incredible to me that brands hire middleman marketing firms to use AI agents that make YouTube creators immediately hate them.
Going live to say a word about Flock, Denver, and Granbury Datacenter updates, then live code music for 2 hours.
youtube.com/live/rbfrEg2...
Maybe he should have listened to my advice about privacy hygiene.
