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   Security Writer :donor: (securitywriter@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 08:12:42 JST Security Writer :donor:

   Took a long while to migrate all of our accounts out of Proton and validate everything had moved but it’s done.

   Tuta for email. Mullvad for VPN. Bitwarden for password manager.

   I settled on Tuta as I felt theirs to be the best, despite only allowing 30 aliases, which you cant’t delete. It’ll just mean I take a stricter approach to what I do and don’t create aliases for, and there’s always iCloud hide-my-email for the throwaway ones.

   Not going to cover old ground on the politics again, but it’s a positive move. Also, having some independence with a more modular approach feels slightly liberating.

   Just need to close the Proton accounts and billing down now.

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     Security Writer :donor: (securitywriter@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 12:52:36 JST Security Writer :donor:

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     Acting on principle is fucking exhausting. Just the way they like it.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 12:55:29 JST Rich Felker

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     • Fratm
     • Gabriel Rodríguez

     @Gabriel @Fratm BS. The org is entirely under his control (e.g. he tweeted from the org account not his personal one) and an org that's supposed to be protecting vulnerable people being run by a fascist is a non-starter.

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     Fratm (fratm@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 12:55:36 JST Fratm

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     @SecurityWriter May I ask why you left Proton? I've been using them for years, and have been pretty happy with them.

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     Gabriel Rodríguez (gabriel@floss.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 12:55:36 JST Gabriel Rodríguez

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     • Fratm

     @Fratm Lots of people started hating Proton after Andy Yen "praised" the US republican party.

     Honestly, I am somewhat disappointed with Andy and the reaction that the community had.

     Yes, he said bold things on Twitter, but people seem to ignore the fact that Proton AG is now owned by a nonprofit foundation.

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     Security Writer :donor: (securitywriter@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 17:17:32 JST Security Writer :donor:

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage I think I will!

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     Security Writer :donor: (securitywriter@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 17:22:57 JST Security Writer :donor:

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     • Rich Felker
     • Fratm
     • Gabriel Rodríguez

     @dalias @Gabriel @Fratm This is the main point. I don’t know any organisation larger than a handful of people where the CEO is allowed anywhere near social media accounts.

     Massive red flag. It indicates that he has too much power and too much access. On a whim people may start dying, being imprisoned, persecuted, or deported.