• plz1
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    129 months ago

    I was primarily using Gmail and Youtube Music and the switch was fairly easy. Apple Music was a better replacement than the other competitors, and Proton Mail was super easy. Paying for both makes me “not the product, but an actual customer”. Forwarded Gmail to Proton in about 30 seconds, and replaced Chrome with Firefox. Duck Duck Go isn’t a “perfect” replacement for Google Search, but it’s good enough.

    • @TwilightVulpine
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      79 months ago

      Proton looks pretty good, but all the paid Google services show that paying is not enough to be seen as “not the product, but an actual customer” these days.

      • plz1
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        89 months ago

        Proton itself has no access to the encrypted content of your email. Also, they are not an ad company, so their product isn’t you.

    • @[email protected]
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      19 months ago

      It’s NOT a valid reason not to switch, but god that’s a dumb name for a product. Again, I don’t understand why I hate the name, but I do. Please help me.

      • plz1
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        39 months ago

        Proton or DDG? For Proton, I use a custom domain for my email, so that was moot. DDG could have a better name, for sure.

        • @[email protected]
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          19 months ago

          Yepp, thought about DDG. Proton is a bit weird too, but I have my own domain as well, so that’s not an issue.

          • plz1
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            29 months ago

            Good luck on your journey away from Google, it’s worth the effort.