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Reminder: Proton Mail addresses have vendor lock-in in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

My criticism is more than you selecting a provider, not paying for it, know what the problem is then complain it’s not what you need despite knowing it in advance.

I was a paying customer. I was not aware of this functionality being paid. If I had been aware, I wouldn't have used Proton addresses. Now I'm facing the consequences after switching. Others have commented being in the same position,

you can see from the total number of downvotes to your post and the upvotes on my comments

If you think I care, you're wrong. The point of this post is to remind and inform, not argue over technical definitions. If it helps one person then it's served its purpose

What free things online should everyone take advantage of? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

Is anyone aware of a third-party service for tracking YouTube watch history across devices? That's the missing piece keeping me from switching

Reminder: Proton Mail addresses have vendor lock-in in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I have Proton Mail addresses using my domain.

Those are your addresses then not Proton's. Hence why switching is easy and is irrelevant to my complaint which is specific to the domains listed

Wikipedia says...

In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products, unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs.

If I want to switch away I have to pay every month in perpetuity to deliver emails to my new provider. In other words, I'll always have to be a customer

Reminder: Proton Mail addresses have vendor lock-in in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

Thank you, that's a great callout

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Reminder: Proton Mail addresses have vendor lock-in (lemmy.ml)
 

Both auto-forwarding and auto-reply are paid features, which makes cancelling & switching much more difficult. Gmail is a breeze comparatively. I highly recommend against using their addresses (e.g. protonmail.com, proton.me, pm.me)

Email forwarding is available for everyone with a paid Proton Mail plan.

(source)

What's the oldest thing you enjoy on a daily basis? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

My Pebble watch

What are some slow paced and minimal plot movies? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

I'd recommend First Cow

MIT bans class president from graduation commencement after pro-Palestinian speech in c/palestine@lemmy.ml
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Streisand effect

Alternative to iCloud+? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm getting 1 TB for 9.79/month USD. I think Apple and Google heavily subsidize their cloud storage plans which make other providers seem expensive. There's also somewhat of a privacy tax unfortunately

What good alternatives to LEGO are there? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

It was a sub-brand of Lego. Saved them from going under actually. Then discontinued and later rebooted (with different designs and parts) and rediscontinuted.

Here's a good doc on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=126bLUkHuNI

Alternative to iCloud+? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Tresorit

End of 10 — Windows 10 is reaching the end of its support. Time to make the switch to Linux. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

10 still has over 50% market share (source)

Minimal launcher with backup & restore capability? in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey! To clarify the maintainer appears to have split their own development. The Play Store is receiving updates and new features that F-Droid is not getting. Can't say I'm a fan of this

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Minimal launcher with backup & restore capability? (lemmy.ml)
 

I've been using Before Launcher and requested the feature a few years back. They said they wanted to support it eventually.

I've tried a handful of alternatives and they all seem to lack this capability.

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Proton Drive warning: don't reinstall (lemmy.ml)
 

A few months ago I installed Proton Drive on my new PC. It started having issues so I sent it back in for repair. I uninstalled Proton Drive then deleted my files for privacy.

Last week I installed Proton Drive again. To my surprise, it scrambled all of my files locally and remote. All my root folders were deleted and my root is now filled with "Delete conflict" files and folders.

I reported this to Proton immediately. After giving them my logs and details support told me...

  • This is expected: "Proton Drive is designed to synchronize ALL changes, even after long periods of not syncing"
  • No rollback is possible: "Please note that we are unable to revert this behavior. You will have to restore the files manually"
  • They plan to address this: "Regardless, we will absolutely be making improvements to avoid such problems in the future."

For me I have about 100 files to address, which is manageable, but for others I'm sure this would be a showstopper. The delete conflicts don't have version history either, so I have to figure out how to weave everything back together.

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Ticket to Ride shutting down servers, replacing game with no DLC or progression transfer (steamcommunity.com)
 

Another game that will be lost to time :/

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Seeking advice on app locking with physical device unlocking (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi, I'm wanting to set up app locking on my Pixel 4a with only a physical device to unlock them. Preferably something keychain-able.

Here are some options I've looked into and considering:

  • Bluetooth device with...
    • separate Android profile + Smart Lock
    • AppLock - Fingerprint app
      • this is the only app of this type I found that supports Bluetooth
  • NFC tag with...
    • some app locker app, though I haven't been able to find one that supports NFC
    • Tasker (related how-to)

Here are some options I've looked into and not considering:

  • USB-C security key
    • would prefer a wireless option to not wear out the phone's port
  • Unpluq
    • I don't like subscriptions
  • Smart Lock doesn't support NFC anymore (request to bring it back)

Notes:

  • I actually have an old Google Bluetooth Titan Security Key, but it doesn't seem to work with Smart Lock. It doesn't let me add it as a trusted device despite being successfully paired. I think it might operate on Bluetooth Low Energy.
  • Seems like NFC might be better than Bluetooth for my purposes since I wouldn't have to worry about battery life.
  • I don't know what Bluetooth device might work best for this purpose. I believe products like Tile also work on Bluetooth Low Energy.
  • Any recommendations on NFC tags? Seems like Etsy might be good to get something somewhat customizable and better looking than the blank chips I've seen listed online.

Happy to hear anything you have to share on this topic!

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