I've been meaning to switch for a while now as it somehow gets more and more unusable. The new desktop update is the last straw for me. But I'm not as up-to-date on tech stuff as I once was. Assume I'm basically tech-illiterate. Any suggestions?

      • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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        3 years ago

        The code is open source, its very easy to see even they don't have access to the information. Even if they were willing it would be impossible to turn anything over to feds. Calling Proton an op is an op to keep people using one of the truly private services out there.

        • MedicareForSome [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          https://nitter.net/tenacioustek/status/1434604102676271106

          Sorry to burst your bubble. Also it is irrelevant if it is open source. They can literally just spy on your stuff directly since they own the servers. You have no evidence that they don’t hand all of your info over to anyone that asks.

        • vccx [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          It's come up before on here to be wary of using protonmail :sadness:

          • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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            3 years ago

            I've seen those arguments and having looked into it I strongly disagree with them. This is the most critical review of proton I can find. You can also find direct reviews of the source code.

            They're about as secure as you can get.

            Edit: they're are more secure options but unless you're using something like Tails OS they're not really going to help.

      • newmou [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Twitter wouldn’t let me sign up with a proton account. If it were an op I’d think it would

    • grouchy [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Thanks! That sounds perfect. I can probably at at least start moving over my most important files, and honestly I'm so fed up with Google at this point I'm ok with non-free options.

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Check OwnCloud and NextCloud too. They're really full featured and you can either buy server space from them, or run an instance yourself on a server you're leasing/own

        • grouchy [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          Noted, thanks! Glad to have more options to look into

    • ButtBidet [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      ^^This is probably a better answer than mine ^^

      But I've been using Dropbox forever and I like the ease of use. I only use it for work shit though.

  • culdrought [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Nextcloud. It also supports calendar and contact syncing which makes it a great replacement for the Google ecosystem. If you use a managed provider, it's really no more complicated than Google drive.

  • neo [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    There are numerous ones, depending on what you're looking for. For instance, if privacy isn't really a concern, Dropbox, Box, and Microsoft One Drive are readily available and major options. Proton Drive and Mega.nz are other options for the privacy-minded, though I really dislike Mega's client.