I can’t comment on their privacy, but I thought of Nine when I read your post. I used it back before the Outlook app supported folders. I think it was a great alternative and worked better than anything out there… Mind you, it was years ago.

Also, have you thought about using a different user profile for just work? I know you’re asking about apps but you can gain some privacy from segregation too.

Have you read Means of Control (Byron Tau)? He tracks the evolution of all of this and how we got to where we are today. Yes, 9/11 fast-tracked it but there’s so much more to it. Highly recommended.

Exactly. The photos folder being separate sort of makes sense on mobile, but it’s only accessible on mobile which makes no sense.

One of my requests in the survey was to make it available as a dedicated folder, or better yet let me decide the destination folder.

JMP is my recommendation too. I don’t think you can pause it, but the cost is so low it might not matter.

They advertise way too much and way too aggressively.

I understand your feeling, but I think massive advertising is needed. This is high level marketing, basically telling the general public there is another way other than big tech. Most people don’t know this to know there are options to choose…so they don’t.

I just filled out my survey and noted twice that I use Lemmy and not their current communities. Maybe they’ll listen if enough of us ask.

If you need more storage, the secondhand market is better for you anyway.

Though I just saw a 7 pro with 512GB on Woot for under $500. That’s a decent deal.

Regular Pixel 8s are going for 500 on a deal.

Proton and Mullvad are the only 2 I’d trust. I suspect that they get similar results.

Proton has gotten a lot better since launch, but it’s always a moving target with these things. I really only have issues with some store sites that just don’t load with a VPN, which only tells me I don’t want to shop there.

Numbering the folders isn’t dynamic though. If you add a folder later you might need to rename others, which is annoying in itself but then would break any filters applied to them too. I’d rather just organize them as I want manually. It’s not hard to drag and drop them.

I 100% do not want my folders sorted alphabetically. The importance and workflow of my folders doesn’t fit into that scheme.

I love the fact that I can drag my folders into my preferred order.

Lmao, I’m right there with you. Was looking at privacy type stuff so went to .ml. Thought the communist thing was weird, but hey people are weird, whatever. I guess I’m that naive.

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Just a tad late. Should have been posted on 4/26. (Which is “alien day” because the planet is LV426)

Same here. My android icons all have full names. I haven’t messed with icon or text sizing at all.

For proton? They’ve always offered more storage on a paid tier over free. Plus they give you additional storage every year you’re subscribed.

I’m interested to follow the comments here. TVs are not a one size fits all product and very tough to choose between at times, even without privacy in mind.

My gut is that the choice will be panel based, with the option to turn microphones off.

I’ve been looking at the LG C3 and would not connect internet and then turn the mic off. If there’s better options I’d love to hear them.

As an aside, are there any Lemmy communities for Elliott?

The problem with YouTube is there isn’t an alternative.

Anytime I think it’s morphed to a state where people will leave for the next great thing, they don’t.

The content is there, and alternatives don’t have that backing them so it’s too inconvenient to move on. Once people have that pain point, they go back.

The problem is that YouTube music is vastly inferior to google play music.

I’m not a fan of services that make themselves worse and then charge you for it.

The paid experience is a decent one, but it isn’t the same as service that I want. I want to control what I watch and not be fed what they think I want to watch.

But I don’t disagree that paying for a good service is worth it.

Oh that’s a relief. The article didn’t say so, and given the climate these days I’m not ready to give benefit of the doubt. Thanks for reeling me in. 😉