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I like Tuta more than Proton since they don’t try to get more info. But really you want to hook all the Tuta accounts up to Murena emails (they actually work with apps etc unlike Tuta & Proton etc) then add those to Addy.io, Firefox Relay, and Simplelogin. Bam infinity emails, they’re all searchable and you can archive them offline (since you’re using Arcane Chat or K-9 Mail or whatever)
I’m not paying for a service people force me to use lmao
Well, they did engineer that for a fake nature documentary. Maybe there is hope for us
Yeah they actually recommend the Cheogram web client as a way to use the phone gateway on desktop in addition to Dino (and the irritating Jitsi/Jami SIP setup that works if you don’t mind two apps and are attached to your Gajim setup). I had not noticed, or that there is in fact a directory of public Jabber rooms, until today
IIRC you are American (sorry for the insult if not) which means you have a great phone gateway option. I did not: had to contact my telecom company tbqh it took like two months 🤣 🤫
If you want to text normal people, I recommend Cheogram (XMPP) rather than Element. It’s more of an open internet standard, it’s very lightweight and battle tested, and the app I mentioned for Android can be bridged to phone+SMS gateways, there are some default services available or you can be very industrious and make your own
If you’re looking for more examples of software to replace what you have, Pipepipe is probably the best vehicle to directly stick your thumb in Google’s eye. It’s the most frequently-updated NewPipe fork
On the bright side, this means they are really worried that privacy practices such as those popular among the Lemmy crowd can make their surveillance expensive or maybe even impractical at scale, rather than profitable. I’m never sure if it’s working, with firmware and all. Almost a good sign? Am I deluded?
Unfortunately the only way to escape this and retain a boot locked phone is GrapheneOS now. Used Pixels are cheap as fuck though.
Tutanota (uses recovery key) into Murena.io (free with rate limits) also works without any money lmao
If you’re in the USA look into JMP.chat. Cheogram is simplest in the US and Canads
I’m not falling for the old smol bean give me donations trick from large nonprofits supported by shit like the Open Technology Fund of the OSS. I have actual developers to support, after the genocide most of the countries they live in are committing is dealt with (https://lifeline4gaza.com/). I have more local providers but they don’t always play nice abroad.