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It says that “100% of the proceeds will be donated” and I recognize a few projects in their list that are worth supporting. While this still feels a bit like an ad, I thought it was newsworthy + something that the Fediverse would be supportive of?

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Join our charity fundraiser before it ends on January 5th

Since 2018, with support from the Proton community, we have financially supported non-profit organizations that share this vision, donating over $3 million to fuel a growing movement for a better internet. For this year’s fundraiser, we’re giving away 10 Proton Lifetime accounts, our most exclusive plan that gives you the most storage and all the features of all our current and future products, forever.

Starting today, you can enter the raffle to win a Lifetime plan. 100% of the proceeds will be donated, along with a $150,000 matching contribution from Proton. Raffle tickets are on sale from now until January 5 at 11:59 PM CET. We’ll announce the winners the following day.

Recipient details:

A portion of the funds will also go to a few organizations from past years, such as Tor, GrapheneOS, and others, as many nonprofits have seen drops in donations and are struggling to reach their budget goals.

this year’s recipients:

  • Freedom House
  • Free Software Foundation Europe
  • Law for Change
  • Ada Lovelace Institute
  • Nothing2Hide
  • Free Press Unlimited
  • The Tech Oversight Project
  • Open Data Institute
  • OpenStreetMap
  • Ladybird
  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    20·
    4 days ago

    Cool. I bailed on Proton for Tuta because the value wasn’t there for me.

    I’ll be buying a ticket to support the various orgs, and I’d definitely use the lifetime sub if I somehow won. It’s cool of them to offer it.

    • j_benderEnglish
      8·
      4 days ago

      How does your experience with Tuta compare to Proton? Was it a good move?

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        4 days ago

        I think so. Initially it was pretty rough, but they’ve been actively improving things, so it’s better now. Once they finish implementing labels (soon?), I think it’ll have everything I need.

        Some downsides:

        • must use their client - not an issue for me, but could bother others; their app isn’t as nice as proton’s IMO
        • no extra apps, just email and calendar
        • no good way to export data - they’re improving this, but it’s still a pain

        The reasons I switched are:

        • cheaper family plan - I’m currently the only one on it, but I could add more accounts for €3/month
        • 3 custom domains - I currently use two, one for family and friends, and the other for online spam; I could probably use aliases, but I want it to be easy to switch if Tuta does anything I don’t like; I’d have to get the top Proton tier for that
        • I didn’t actually use the other services anyway - I tried the VPN, but I honestly prefer Mullvad anyway, and I don’t need VPN always right now

        That said, Proton ultimate is a decent deal if you commit for 2 years. I just decided I’d give Tuta a shot and they’re pretty reasonable.

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            3 days ago

            Tuta walks you through it, and I’m guessing Proton does as well. Basically:

            1. Buy domain
            2. Add to your email service (need a paid Proton or Tuta sub)
            3. Configure your DNS entries as per your email services instructions
            4. Create as many aliases as you want and have fun! I separate things into buckets, so shopping, games, etc, but feel free to go wild

            You could also DIY the email service, but you’d have to look up the DNS settings to not get blacklisted by other email services. And even then, they could do an IP blacklist, so IMO it’s worth paying for a reputable service.

            • Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              2·
              3 days ago

              Cool, thanks for the guide.

              I already have Tuta. I used to have Skiff and that allowed you to create unlimited aliases with their domain. Alas, it was never meant to last as they were always owned by venture capital.