Yeah… I think I’m going to stay with them but this was a really really dumb stunt he pulled.
Maybe it’s just to get favorable treatment for Proton but he’s playing with fire especially as many people that value privacy the most are the people that need privacy from the kind of authoritarian strongmen like Trump.
You’re kind of scaring away the people that need you the most.
My 2¢ on this, I can see why he thinks what he is doing is a good idea. Proton is an EU company thats main product is privacy focused and something that authoritarians dont like. With the recent tiktok curfuffle the US has set a precident for making rulings against foreign companies they dont like (because 47 wants to be authoritarian). To me it seems like he is just taking his turn kissing the ring, and given the [gestures broadly to everything] I dont expect to see many companies refusing to do so.
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I don’t like it either, but got now it’s still better than Google that donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
I hope proton let’s Andy go as their CEO since he’s damaging their reputation so much.
Yeah… I think I’m going to stay with them but this was a really really dumb stunt he pulled.
Maybe it’s just to get favorable treatment for Proton but he’s playing with fire especially as many people that value privacy the most are the people that need privacy from the kind of authoritarian strongmen like Trump.
You’re kind of scaring away the people that need you the most.
My 2¢ on this, I can see why he thinks what he is doing is a good idea. Proton is an EU company thats main product is privacy focused and something that authoritarians dont like. With the recent tiktok curfuffle the US has set a precident for making rulings against foreign companies they dont like (because 47 wants to be authoritarian). To me it seems like he is just taking his turn kissing the ring, and given the [gestures broadly to everything] I dont expect to see many companies refusing to do so.
Honestly yeah, I want to believe that it’s a strategic move… I worry it’s just what he truly believes though.
That’s my thought, it was directed @ trump. Trump likes being fawned over.
Absolutely. It doesn’t inspire trust in your customers.