Proton users cancel subscriptions over CEO’s AI push
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8 current and 1 former staff described AI security concerns as Proton users cancel subscriptions over Andy Yen’s remarks. Read what the evidence shows
  • Floon@lemmy.mlEnglish
    15·
    4 hours ago

    Yeah, I canceled my sub. I have no idea if the CEO of my new email provider is any better, but I know that Yen is abusive to his employees, and that matters to me. I know he’s deep in the throes of AI psychosis, and that makes me not trust him at all. I’m gone.

  • xemi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 hours ago

    After an employee suggested taking at least a few days to pentest newly written code before pushing it live, Yen reportedly responded by calling the idea “bullshit and loser thinking,” saying it is possible to both be fast and secure.

    This guy might just be hamming it up to fluff up his resume for Grok AI or something

  • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.ukEnglish
    16·
    7 hours ago

    I feel like a good rule of thumb for Andy to say something, seemingly publicly or privately, is to just take a breath and then shut the fuck up instead. It seems like nothing he ever says brings comfort and confidence to his company’s users.

  • dasrael@lemmy.zipEnglish
    441·
    9 hours ago

    When someone shows you who they really are, believe them the first time. And sadly, this is who Proton is right now, this guy. And this is who the Proton board is, people who support this guy and his vision.

    This is proton. Shop accordingly.

  • mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.caEnglish
    191·
    5 hours ago

    Too late Andy. You are not going to be part of the tech overlord aristocracy, no matter how much you simp now.

    Maybe it’s a good thing for you. May avoid the french doctor’s invention that way.

  • GlowingDeer@infosec.pubEnglish
    8·
    7 hours ago

    I highly suggest Thundermail (tb.pro) if you wanna switch to a libre email provider. Mozilla hosts stalwart and their own libre mail client for you, along with providing 15 mail aliases and 3 custom domains, for a small price. I have been using it as my daily since past few months. I haven’t found any bugs despite it being in beta.