‘Morale is at an all-time low’: Ex-Googler writes scathing latter slamming layoffs and ‘eroded’ culture::An ex-Googler wrote a 1,500-word letter criticizing the firm and CEO Sundar Pichai’s lack of “visionary leadership.”

  • Evotech@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I moved to proton mail personally after having Gmail since forever.

    Took a year and I pay 40usd per year but worth it

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      7 months ago

      How safe / stable is proton mail? Say they go under in 5 years are you just fucked? Or is your setup such that you could move easily? Also is your email just xxxx@proton.com? Or something longer?

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        7 months ago

        I don’t have a crystal ball but Proton is the go-to, privacy-focused email provider. They are based in Switzerland.

        They likely have a way for you to export your emails if they go under or use a desktop email client to archive them.

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          7 months ago

          It’s less the backup more all the stuff linked to your account. All the sign-ups if they go down fast… You’re fucked 😕

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            7 months ago

            I pay for LastPass and would never go back. I know there are other options that people will point out but I’m too invested now haha.

            I highly recommend getting LastPass or something similar. It was much easier to make the transition away from google products

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              7 months ago

              As a former LastPass customer, I’m telling you to move over the BitWarden. LastPass has had bad security break-ins.

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                7 months ago

                There is zero reason anyone should use LastPass when bitwarden exists.

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                  There is zero reason anyone should use LastPass when bitwarden exists.

                  No, that’s not true at all. Wow, what a horribly bad take that you have.

                  There is one very incredibly valid reason why they would use LastPass.

                  And that would be, because they own stock in the company.

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                    7 months ago

                    The last thing a stockholder wants is more compromised accounts. No, they have to drive their usage rates way down.

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              7 months ago

              You can export your LastPass to Bitwarden. It didn’t take me long.

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        7 months ago

        I have my own domain. So I’d lose my emails but I could just move the address. I’d recommend that for sure. In case you want to move to another mail provider down the line it’s super simple.

        I think it’s a bit extra to have a custom domain but it’s super worth it.