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A second Andy Yen interview has hit the Web: Proton CEO gets needlessly political, again (lemm.ee)

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Proton CEO Andy Yen gave a surprisingly sharp interview to the Swiss magazine "watson" (source in German: https://www.watson.ch/digital/wirtschaft/517198902-proton-schweiz-chef-andy-yen-zum-ausbau-der-staatlichen-ueberwachung). He warned that Proton might leave Switzerland if new surveillance laws are passed, which aligns with the company’s strong pro-privacy stance. So far, nothing unexpected.

However, Yen’s remarks about Swiss officials - describing them as lifelong bureaucrats, all lazy, and incompetent - came across as arrogant and out of place, almost like something you’d expect from a capitalism praising Trump supporter. he also was quoted in the interview, that the US works better (so they consider to move there?).

The interview left me speechless, and I’m certain I won’t be considering Proton for any of my future projects

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

For those in the back:

Facts about Proton

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most of the links in that list fail or lead to http rather than https. The point about Radware links to an archived webpage that states that proton no longer works with them. Storing Emails as .eml seems to be a rather arbitrary critique. Criticizing Proton for operating in Switzerland because of Swiss laws also seems odd, when the very article you are positing it under is criticizing Swiss laws changing further to make them consider relocation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

You know…. You may be right. But I honestly don't have the time, patience or willingness to dig further into companies anymore.

My tolerance for brands now is absolute ZERO. I don’t care anymore. One tiny tiny small fuckup, mistake, wrong worded phrase and you end up in my blacklist. It’s unfair? Oh no… ahaha

Proton can fail, Andy and all the employees can be jobless and homeless for what concerns me. Too harsh? Good, quit then, distance yourself.