Because I did not know the old team at Privacy Tools ditched it. That would be the reason. The reason is that.

Huzzah! I’m getting more votes than I ever did for school government!

Your confidence in my abilities is both recognized and appreciated.

Thank you virtual non-board member!

A) Thank you kind internet person. B) That’s quite the username.

Checking privacytools.io, I see they have choices that aren’t great alternatives to Proton’s ecosystem. For example, NordVPN (not a great product) and Mullvad (didn’t the owner contribute to a Swedish nazi party?)

So…is there a curated set of recommendations to replace all Proton products?

Yep. Rinse, repeat, profit.

I am, once again, offering to take over as CEO of Proton.

My work focuses on nonprofit-stakeholder-government relations. Specifically how organizations mediate between state agencies and stakeholders. No agenda beyond aligning mission, vision, and values, and keeping it that way.

Reach out if you prefer that to help guide Proton somewhere other than the trash bin of distrust.

I just came here to remind folks:

https://www.courthousenews.com/verizon-apologizes-for-throttling-firefighter-data-during-wildfire/

Playing the Verizon during Wildfire Card I see.

https://www.courthousenews.com/verizon-apologizes-for-throttling-firefighter-data-during-wildfire/

This guy deserves a run in with an Orca pod off the shores of the Azores.

Yes. Old.reddit was a lifeline, but it was inevitable the current direction would lead to it’s death.

Speaking of “Old” reddit. I recall there was a thread once where a “famous” redditor managed to game the system and take a thread through it’s natural evolution entirely by themselves. It reached pretty high in /r/all. It looked like this:

Asked a question. Kept replying to it with genuine answers and arguments. Went on tangents, hijacked portions of it, even firing up Godwin’s Law. This person created replies and sub arguments entirely solo. It was basically a entire self-generated thread exposing every direction a viral reddit post could go; I think the redditor was protesting upcoming changes.

Neat.

Thanks. I’m alright.

II went a different Under > Grad > Post Grad direction. Morality in tact; lacking a Super Yacht.

Love it.

If Proton is looking for a CEO that’s a) Not an ass b) Has a bunch of degrees and c) Will trust and support experts in the workplace because I don’t know enough about tech to act like a pretentious jerk…

I am looking for work.

Be me. Try to do the right thing. Do what society tells me. Work hard. Get hit in the face by the rock of life and am stumbling hard.

Be them. Worst of the worst, crimes against absolutely everyone and everything. Reach the pinnacle of success.

I really think the Germans need to come up with a new word for the contrast I’ve stated.

I’ve been trying to distance myself from Reddit and I think that settles it for me. I can get my share of the dead internet elsewhere!

Update:

I deleted my Reddit Account. Now, I must consider moving off Proton…so much change.

I have so many questions…

Security theatre is security theatre. However, prior to TSA airlines were responsible for security. They contracted that security out to the lowest bidder:

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035131619/911-travel-timeline-tsa

That being said, my argument is not that TSA is better. I’m not arguing at all. I’m just offering some additional information to highlight what came before TSA.

DHS formed in the wake of 9/11 because federal agencies could not get their shit together and collaborate. Whether by design or rapid evolution, it became less of a coordinating agency between disparate federal intelligence agencies and more of a mysterious extra-judicial entity with a military arm. Oh and TSA. Let’s not forget about humble ole’ TSA.