Post by @axx@mstdn.fr
So here’s the thing. My entire life is on Proton: email, calendar, documents, VPN, all my passwords, all my ID, all my important data.
My annual subscription is up at the end of January.
If they don’t oust Andy Yen by then, I’m out. The question is where?
Infomaniak seems to offer most of what Proton does but they also use AI.
What other options are there? I’m seeing people suggesting email alternatives. But I need a whole lot more than that.
Currently I use:
Tuta and Murena for email
NextCloud for cloud and calendar
Privamatic and Tor VPN for hardening and VPN
NextCloud for Passwords
As an FYI Murena actually uses NextCloud, which enable you to have all your documents, passwords, email, photos, calendar in one place and accessible via NextCloud apps and with a free tier available as well.
@alexadeswift @clacksee @protonprivacy Tuta has gone full AI slop.
I am aware that they are looking into the feasibility of using LLM for code development, but as of now all code is written by humans.
I am awaiting am answer from them for confirmation on their plans. If they go full sloptastic crap like Proton and others, I will ditch them.
@alexadeswift @iscarlosmolero @Tutanota @clacksee @protonprivacy the wording of the recent post of there's does not suggest they'll go "full sloptastic". People are conflating vibe coding crap and thoughtful use of LLMs as a tool.
I have been directly discriminated against by and also harmed by so-called AI. I do not want to have any contact with it AT ALL for this reason.
@alexadeswift @iscarlosmolero @Tutanota @clacksee @protonprivacy it doesn't sound like they'd be adding LLM-based features to their products but are considering using it in the engineering process to do things like helping with repetitive tasks, like an expanded auto complete. In this case it doesn't like it should have any effect on end users, unless I'm misunderstanding something which is entirely possible
It most definitely can have a deleterious effect on end users, as AI is notorious for discrimination against various minority groups, myself included.
And using AI/LLMs to speed up development has been contradicted by early research showing that it increases workload.
Therefore I do not want ANY contact with this technology in any respect, and if so I will ditch all my personal IT in order to stay away from it.