Alphane Moon @ Alphane_Moon @lemmy.ml

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I did have occasional issues with using a VPN and it was clear services were somewhat suspicious about me (very aggressive use of CAPTCHAs, additional login validation etc.).

That being said, outside of netflix (circumventing region-lock), I never had any issues with outright loosing access to tech oligopoly services.

Maybe, maybe not.

Google does have PR considerations to manage.

Not saying they are better, but it is one constraint on their behaviour that doesn't apply to system1/privacy one.

The fact that they are not very open about the acquisition of Startpage also doesn't inspire confidence.

Is it really that bad? I let my NordVPN subscription lapse as I didn't need it due to personal matters, I've heard a lot of good things about Mullvad and was considering them as my VPN provider.

It’s the Pravda of the VC-centric tech scene and has been for a very very long time.

A very interesting description. I only occasionally read HN via links from other sources, but I wouldn't be surprised if there is a lot of truth to your characterization.

Hmm, I've only seen it on desktop, guess the mobile view is messed up. :(

Yeah, the employees definitely don't give a shit about ethical AI or any of those PR talking points. They only care about their vested shares.

Thanks for the list!

One point I will add is that Startpage is actually owned by an American spamming company:

https://restoreprivacy.com/startpage-system1-privacy-one-group/

I used to use them a lot before the system1/Privacy One acquisition, but then decided to switch back to google (never liked DDG's results, but might have to try them again).

Not just backing crypto, but actually taking part in crypto pump and dumps (they deny this, but that doesn't mean anything).

I agree with your general idea, but a16z is almost as well known as "Andreessen Horowitz", it's by this point their brand name.

Read this via another source.

This is how you know Google (and other gigantic companies) are little more than criminals. Not every criminal is a street gang member.

It's been a while since I used custom android kernels or even LineageOS (last used it on my Mi A1), but regarding this point:

However, I am unsure if I build LineageOS 21 with one of these custom kernels if I will be required to build each update with the custom kernel, or if the updater would update my build.

I believe you will need to stick to the kernel branch that you are on (i.e. wait for the maintainer to push out a new kernel), I don't think there will be any automatic patching that would account for kernel customization.

Apologies if I behind times and I made a mistake regarding the point above. :)

While I am a big supporter of having the headphone jack (I see no reason to have another device requiring charging), I feel like this is one smartphone feature that unfortunately doesn't stand a chance to survive in the future (I think SD card support has a somewhat better chance, but I could be wrong).

But yes, the headphone jack is a good differentiator relative to the A55.

I am also betting they will bounce back; hopefully this is indeed a good opportunity to buy the stock for cheap.

I would say a good base assumption is that all content on the public internet is scrapped and used for AI schemes.

It's the other factors that matter.

Surprise, surprise. 😆

Why the /s though? :)

Good find, I honestly didn't notice that this was from Dec 2023.

Assange isn't merely a journalist. He collobarated with russian security services and was on their payroll during his work on their "RT" initiative.

On Windows, Thunderbird requires the Protonmail Bridge application, it's pretty easy to setup. I wonder if this is even possible on Android.

I wonder how this compares to the Protonmail app. I use Thunderbird on desktop, might check this out if I have time.