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omg you are here! So, this host is, at the very least, not good.
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@thelinuxexperiment I've left Proton since they added AI to their products
Weird, Firefox remembers the last file location for uploads?
I just use the xdg-desktop-portal filepicker, as that means Firefox doesn't need access to all my files, and it is native to my system (KDE).
Search for "xdg" in about:config
curious that they are apparently still tweaking their own filepicker
I'm not a security professional, certainly not an expert, but I do know an a-hole when I see one. I don't need every company I spend money with to be all sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows 24/7, but I will not give money to someone I actively despise. I despise Yen, and I switched VPNs yesterday specifically to deny that asshole any more of my money.
The vast majority of vpn companies are very arseholey
I found out about Proton yesterday, reading much of the article (the rest was behind a paywall), and it is absolutely gut-wrenching. I have been a loyal, paying customer of theirs for years now, and have recommended their services to people when the opportunity arose. GenAI is poison, once it comes out that even for a while they used it to develop their applications and services without anywhere close to enough human oversight, it casts doubt about the security and privacy they have promised all these years.
I could live with them using AI to help streamline some of the more boring and repetitive tasks in programming, not happy about it, but I could live with it. But if genAI becomes the main driver of programming with barely any human oversight, if any at all, I can not reconcile that with the Proton as it has presented itself thus far. GenAI is anathema to what I have valued about Proton, and I sincerely hope the backlash grows such that Andy Yen has to either reverse course or is outright removed from his position for this. If there is anyone displaying "loser thinking" here, it's him and his fellow executives pushing for this.
lumo is not new, why did anyone expect proton to be decent?
Yen needs to go. Now.
Already looking for alternatives unless something turns around fast for Proton.
@mathzy@mastodon.green Indeed. I am not at the point yet where I am actively looking for alternatives, but it's definitely on my radar now. If anyone in this situation is displaying "loser thinking" it is Andy Yen and his fellow executives pushing for this nonsense. He is no longer fit for purpose as CEO of Proton and ought to be removed.
@mathzy @thelinuxexperiment yes he clearly does not understand why people are using proton.
Do these products ship to the USA?