Can someone point me to published articles/documents/evidence to show that my understanding is in err?
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@robert While this inquiry smells a bit like sea-lioning, you seem to be glossing over the part where Proton's Reddit account got involved in the narrative (which I would maintain they retroactively realized was a bad look, given that they later deleted the comment and IMO weakly attempted to walk it back):
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@robert Regardless, Mr. Yen's implication that the Republican party is no longer "the party of big business," or that they're "[standing] for the little guys" feels a bit tone-deaf — yes, slightly easier to declare with the gift of hindsight, now, but there was absolutely foreshadowing that too many people dismissed as alarmism.
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@robert Technical countermeasures to enhance Proton users' privacy may somewhat reduce their ability to spy on its users, but there are some operational aspects that cannot be entirely mitigated, so anything that suggests that they might not be as apolitical/politically neutral as they've led on can be defensibly considered a red flag — particularly given how many tech companies have more explicitly "kissed the ring" of the incoming administration.
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USPol [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
@robert Foreword: scrolling up my timeline immediately after posting this response reminded me that the (IMO) weird focus on Senator Schumer in Proton's deleted "not an official response" official response could also be considered foreshadowing, given that he's since made indications that he's perfectly willing to sell out his own party/constituents to curry favor with the "other side"...
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USPol [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
@robert ...so I would call into question reading too much into the overarching Democratic party's stance toward privacy based solely on HIS actions/inactions.
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@jima@mspsocial.net @robert@mspsocial.net Thank you for your take on the issue. While I agree that the "officially unofficial" statement dug Proton a little deeper into a hole of Yen's making, that still doesn't change my view of the entirety of the situation.We can just agree to disagree here, but intelligent discourse is always appreciated.
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@robert@cornershop.network @robert Fair enough.
And to clarify a point I overlooked, I don't have lingering *anger* over the original political alignment broadcasting debacle, I have lingering *distrust*. I only have energy for so much outrage these days, and I can't afford to squander it on something so mild. 😉