#FediHelp: I had #ProtonMail installed via APK (sideloaded) but removed it because of some setting I can't remember which basically had them collecting information. I think you could opt-out, but I found it offensive they even had it in there. (I think it was the "anonymous telemetry" on by default)

Anyone have input on #Tutanota? It's client is in F-droid while Proton's is not. So I'm hoping Tuta may be a slightly better option for me.

Basically my primary email is on my own server. But when I lose power or Internet, I have no email. So when the ISP emails me of outages and time frames...I obviously don't get it (oops). So I want a back email email for that purpose.

Was going to use Proton, but I really don't appreciate them doing what they did in their app. So I'm looking at Tuta and asking if anyone has had any negative experiences?

Signal and Proton Mail – What Private Information Can Law Enforcement Access?

On a regular basis I see questions being asked about the privacy of Signal and Proton Mail in terms of potential law enforcement access. It seems reasonable to me to be skeptical – we live with a large number of Internet vendor applications and services that do not respect our privacy and which capture information about us to sell to data brokers or advertisers. Some of companies pro-actively work with law enforcement and government agencies, and all of them will surrender our information when legally required to.

Here are some basic factors that affect our risk when using applications:

• Does the application vendor profit from selling our private information?
• Does the application vendor minimize the information that they collect and retain?
• Under what legal jurisdiction do these vendors operate?

Signal and Proton both have a reputation for privacy in their respective messaging and email applications. I thought it would be good to try to provide a summary of their privacy positions and what information they can actually provide to law enforcement. Based on publicly available information, here is a summary of the information that can be acquired from Signal and Proton by law enforcement:

https://mypersonalprivacy.net/assessing-privacy-and-information-disclosure-in-signal-and-proton-solutions/

Please note: Nothing in this summary recommends or suggests using Signal or Proton Mail for illegal purposes.

Signal retains extremely little personal information and does not monetize any information about individuals. Due to the nature of the email protocol, Proton collects a bit more information but does a good job of protecting the content of email messages you send to other Proton users. Proton does not monetize your private information and operates under Swiss law with high levels of privacy protection.

There is no such thing as perfect privacy on the Internet, but Signal and Proton both provide vastly better protection for your privacy.

Other recommendations for privacy-first applications can be found here:

https://MyPersonalPrivacy.net

#Security #Privacy #Signal #ProtonMail

Nu har jag lämnat X för gott. Jag har inaktiverat mitt X-konto efter att ha slutat posta på X för tre månader sen. Kontot kommer att försvinna för gott om 30 dagar. Samtidigt har jag passat på att stänga mitt konto på LinkedIn.

Back in the day, we had #deleteFacebook, #deleteMeta, #deleteWhatsApp, and so on.

Some people heeded the call for a while, only to quietly return to Big Tech later on.

Now, many have been jolted awake by our dependence on Big Tech, and another #quitday and other variations are gaining momentum.

Personally, I started that journey years ago.

- From Gmail to #ProtonMail and #Tuta
- From Google to #Searx #Startpage #DuckDuckGo
- From Chrome to #Brave #Mulvad and #LibreWolf
- From MS Office to #LibreOffice
- From Google Drive to #NextCloud and #Synology
- From Facebook to #MeWe and #Mastodon
- From Windows to #Linux
- From WhatsApp to #Threema #Signal #Jami and #Matrix #Element
- From Zoom to #Jitsi and #ProtonMeet
- From Google Translate to #Deepl

I’m sure I’m forgetting a few, but there’s a European and open-source alternative for every American Big Tech and closed-source application.

What I’ve noticed is that many people are afraid of what they don’t know and therefore don’t dare to make the switch (completely).
(Some people just don’t give a damn and convenience is all that matters)

Any fear is unfounded, and if all of us switches en masse, Big Tech’s power will be quickly broken, and the development of alternatives will proceed much more smoothly and quickly.

Vroeger hadden we #deleteFacebook #deleteMeta #deleteWhatsApp en noem maar op.

Sommigen gaven daar even gehoor aan om later toch stilletjes terug te keren naar Big Tec.

Nu werden velen even wakker geschud door onze afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse Big Tec en komt er weer een #doeidag en andere varianten op gang.

Persoonlijk ben ik die reis al jaren geleden begonnen.

- Van Gmail naar #ProtonMail en #Tuta
- Van Google naar #Searx #Startpage #DuckDuckGo
- Van chrome naar #Brave #Mulvad en #LibreWolf
- Van MS Office naar #LibreOffice
- Van Google Drive naar #NextCloud en #Synology
- Van Facebook naar #MeWe en #Mastodon
- Van Windows naar #Linux
- Van Whatsapp naar #Threema #Signal #Jami en #Matrix #Element
- Van Zoom naar #Jitsi en #ProtonMeet
- Van Google Translate naar #Deepl

Ik vergeet er vast nog een paar, maar er is voor elke Amerikaanse en Closed Source toepassing wel een Europees en Open Source alternatief.

Wat ik merk is dat veel mensen bang zijn voor dat wat ze niet kennen en daarom niet (geheel) durven over te stappen.
(sommigen interesseerd het gewoon geen reet en is gemak het enige dat telt)

Eventuele angst is ongegrond en als we met heel Europa massaal overstappen is de macht van Big Tec snel gebroken en verloopt de ontwikkeling van alternatieven veel soepeler en sneller.

@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty

Shut down my Google workspaces account last week that was costing $22/month for my small consulting biz.

I still have a personal Gmail account that would love to cancel but I primarily use it for online services to get spammed.

Upgraded my #protonmail account to accommodate additional domain.

Will look towards a more Canadian solution later this year for all my email probably.

RE: https://framapiaf.org/@journalduhacker/116340739860205118

Perso, je suis degooglisé depuis 7 ans et m'en porte très bien. À grand coup de #duckduckgo, de #eOS, #linux, #protonmail et #protondrive, je me suis affranchi de mes comptes Google. Me reste juste Gmaps qui n'est égalé par aucun logiciel FOSS, et YouTube auquel j'accède par Newpipe pour suivre les créateurs que j'apprécie, sans tracking ni algorithme.
A part le passage à Linux qui demande quelques efforts, aucun de ces changements ne demande de sacrifices sur leur usabilité.

Dag 3 i resan mot digital självständighet: Dags att gallra bland kontona

https://www.godaliv.se/digital-suveranitet/dag-3-i-resan-mot-digital-sjalvstandighet-dags-att-gallra-bland-kontona/

https://www.sambent.com/proton-meet-isnt-what-they-told-you/

#protonmail
#proton
#meet
#protonmeet