Google is one of the biggest obstacles to privacy. This article will explore how and why to de-Google yourself to reclaim and protect your digital privacy.

Google is one of the biggest obstacles to privacy. This article will explore how and why to de-Google yourself to reclaim and protect your digital privacy.

  • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    1 month ago

    This is honestly what puts me off using Proton. They advertise way too much and way too aggressively. It’s just a bad vibe for a company that’s trying to set itself up as an alternative to Google.

    I use Tutanota but I’m looking to find something else because I’m sick of platforms that lock you into their ecosystem, and the fact they don’t provide any means of using other mail clients like Thunderbird has become a deal breaker.

    Problem is there doesn’t seem to be consensus on third place.

    • Broken@lemmy.ml
      121·
      1 month ago

      They advertise way too much and way too aggressively.

      I understand your feeling, but I think massive advertising is needed. This is high level marketing, basically telling the general public there is another way other than big tech. Most people don’t know this to know there are options to choose…so they don’t.

      • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        I understand your feeling, but I think massive advertising is needed.

        Why is it “needed”?

        This is high level marketing, basically telling the general public there is another way other than big tech

        Why do they care about attracting all these people?

        Every one of them increases their operating costs, and doesn’t provide revenue if they stay in the free tier. Why do they want to increase their numbers so badly?

        Why isn’t it enough to just make a good product and let that be what brings people in?

        The only reason for this kind of aggressive advertising is because they’re making a push for growth. They want to become one of those “big tech” companies.

        Let me be clear, I’m not shaming them for advertising their services. But I’m uncomfortable with the scale and aggression with which they do it. They are putting money into this, and a lot of it. It’s not like they’re a non-profit, the end goal is pretty obvious here.

        We’ve been through this before with so many other tech companies, Proton will be no different. It’s just entering the honeymoon phase, is all.