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James Cridland
@James Cridland

Passionate about audio · Editor of Podnews https://podnews.net · Host of the Podnews Weekly Review https://weekly.podnews.net · Personal/radio blog: https://james.cridland.net · These messages self-destruct

I also have a thing for craft beer, and did so before it was quite as trendy as today.

I live in Meanjin/Brisbane QLD Australia - in Bardon 4065 - on the land of the Turrbul and Jagera people. I'm British and moved here ten years ago.

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“Oh Good”, I’m on the Today show tomorrow (7.10 Sydney time), talking about Kyle and Jackie O. Stay clear of your televisions.

(For the Apple person who reads my posts here, no, you won’t be mentioned)
Franco (Castamatic) · 24w
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James Cridland · 24w
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@nprofile1q... As for keeping your privacy…

Mullvad sells (tamper-proof) paper vouchers on Amazon.

I buy one with my credit card. Amazon ships it to me. They know I bought a Mullvad subscription. But they don’t know which account it relates to.

Mullvad knows they shipped a bunch of paper vouchers to Amazon. They know this voucher came from there. But they don’t know who I am.

This seems a simple method of firewalling the purchase information from the service to which it relates. Given Proton’s size, and its professed security credentials, it’s curious why they don’t do similar.
Marcus Hutchins :verified: · 24w
It feels like Proton are being intentionally misleading in their statements. They know that most of their customers aren't familiar with how legal process actually works, so are happy to spread half-t...
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@nprofile1q...

Not sure that Proton’s 100% true statement - that they only respond to requests from the Swiss authorities - is “intentionally misleading”. As you have outlined, it is literally the truth.

We’re all aware that international treaties exist. But, as you also outline, they are subject to domestic law. And that isn’t a given - breaking US tax law is unlikely to have any impact on Swiss authorities, who would likely deny requests for assistance before it ever reaches Proton.

I don’t like Proton much as a company - they do too many things, for one. I don’t use them (any more). But I don’t think your attempt to deliberately stir up FUD about them is warranted here.
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James Cridland · 24w
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