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    12 hours ago

    Here is our official response […] the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.

    lol

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        I’m thinking that they must mean tackling the abuse of big tech. Like taxes, and regulations, and pesky things like the justice system. Accountability is woke.

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        To be fair, they are also running the democrats, the independents, etc, etc.

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          I mean Elon Musk is the president now, and he wasn’t before. I don’t think it’s exactly the same.

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          Yeah but we’re talking a different between being on a leash vs a full on, hand-up-the-ass sock puppet.

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      I could handle it if it was the CEO’s personal position - still gross, but whatever. To have this be the company’s official political position, though, I think I’m out.

      Recommendations for alternative email and cloud storage providers? Mullvad seems the way to go for VPN

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        I’m not good at security stuff but: I use Mullvad since it seems to be the most ethical VPN provider. All the others have advertisements everywhere.

        As for emails, I would go with Tuta or Runbox but I’m using Fastmail for the moment and I don’t have time to switch. I would go with Runbox for reasons I can’t explain. Both are like 3 euros per month and have aliases and personal domain support. Anyway, the best is at least to have a paid account to make sure there is some kind of security for the future of the company.

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      The only big tech firms Trump is going to crack down on are the ones that didn’t “donate” $1m to his inauguration fund. Apple, Amazon, Meta, and others… They’re all going to be just fine.

      I wonder if Andy paid his tribute yet or if he’s hoping some virtue signaling might save him from the incoming shit storm. Let’s see how this plays out. 🍿

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        Frankly I’d say the virtue signaling is worse. The million sucks ass, but you know why they’re doing it. Used to be a mafia thing in NYC.

        This guy is smiling and bending the knee, way too loud for me to feel comfortable relying on their services as I have for more than 5yrs. Is he placating, or is he serious? I’m not trusting my privacy to a privacy-centric org which is potentially corrupted at the top.