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Currently on day four of clearing out my Proton inbox. Moved my files off of Proton Drive, and cancelled my subscription. Next will be changing to a new email alias provider since SimpleLogin is a product of Proton.
Fuck em.
I am currently in the middle of moving to Tuta.
Andy Yen and Proton can get fucked.
I'm on Mailbox.org to avoid being locked into a single email client. Apparently Tuta only works with their app, so no using Thunderbird or Outlook.
Also, Tuta's E2EE only works when emailing other Tuta users due to them using proprietary encryption methods. But Mailbox.org, ProtonMail, and others use more common encryption standards
Tuta left a comment on Mastodon a couple of days ago that they are researching using AI to automate repetitive tasks. I'll try and find the comment.
Edit that didn't take long https://infosec.exchange/@Tutanota@mastodon.social/117518313763499149
Isn't.. that a reasonable use of the tool? Freeing up people's time from drone work to do more meaningful stuff?
Handwritten automation is possible with code, all they'd have to do is actually do the work to identify the repetitive tasks and write the code for future edit + reuse. They just want an excuse to get high on AI, to throw away their expertise. To risk the privacy of others to that end.
That's why I switched to Posteo from Tuta, as they are desperate to be like every corpo scum and use AI. I also left a detailed message as to why I left, it was scathing.
Yes, but also that's what regular programs are for. If it is a repetitive task that does not require any creative input, a program can achieve it, and a programmer can be paid for it. There are few tasks that can't be automated using logic parameters.
I do agree with you that that is what AI should be used for, but I'd only support it if the AI was run locally. Commercial AI should not be centralized.
No. No AI use is acceptable.
Absolutes and sweeping statements are rarely true. I can't think of a fault for using local AI for scientific pursuits, nor using local AI for recreational pursuits.
I'm in the process of doing the same thing. I've canceled but I'm half way through a two year plan. So I have some time to move to a different location. I hooked a lot of things to this email address.
Buying your own domain and then just pointing your mail records at a new host is the best way to handle email migrations. Once you get a new host with MX record support, which should be most of them, you just go update the record and all your mail is done being moved immediately.
You will have to hook things to yet neither address, but only one more time.
This is the way. Use providers which allow for catch all inboxes on your custom domain and you have your own email aliasing service, too.
A year ago I left a 2 year proton subscription when I was only 6 months in. I avoid subscriptions now.
FYI you can get unlimited aliases with duckduckgo mail (still need an email provider though)
https://duckduckgo.com/email/
FYI, if you alias using someone else's domain, you fall into the same trap all over again when, say, DDG goes full AI wackjob and now you need to transfer hundreds of email addresses.
love that we just know all of them are going to do this, when not if.
let's not forget they have a specific page so you never get in contact with ai slop: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/
its not the default and it took user protest to add. opting in to that is identifying. they will turn to shit. it is inevitable.
i mean sure, the way i use aliases is mainly for things i want no direct connection to, so losing them wouldn't be of any consequence to me. i feel like that's the main way there were intended to be used as they can be disabled with the click of a button (from within the email even).
Is there no way to export/import between providers?
Sure is. Many ways. And if there aren't build in ways, you can likely use migration tools like migrationwiz. There is also some open source tool I used once which I found in arch Linux's AUR repo. It worked well enough also.