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[โ€“] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean the apps are open source no? 'All Proton apps are open source and have been independently audited and verified by third-party experts. Anyone can see and verify that our apps do what we claim.'

[โ€“] svullo56@feddit.nu 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This whole thing seams shady at best. I was considering proton but will move on to other options. If the CEO openly expresses him this way it means that the company got his back and he trusts they are there. It's not a coincidence. The cats out of the bag.

[โ€“] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I just moved everything to proton ๐Ÿคง so I pray this is okay for now. Im not paying them anyway so idk lol whats a good alt?

[โ€“] svullo56@feddit.nu 2 points 4 days ago

There are other ones, but proton was the one that resembled google the most. Sucks. Hope you're right