Comment on What is Firefox supposed to do?
TemporalSoup@beehaw.org 4 months ago
I don’t remember who I heard say it, but someone said Mozilla should have built a privacy-first Google ecosystem alternative similar to what Proton are doing, which could have allowed them to actually make some money outside of their Google search bribe money.
But it’s too late for that now I guess :(
Ilandar@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Interestingly, the most voted for new service by Proton users in the 2024 community survey was a privacy-focused web browser. I wonder if we will see Proton move into that space soon.
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Wait was it privacy or was it having an intrusive “ai” bullshit thing? I can’t remember exactly Jokes aside, proton is not something we should look up to. Blender is a great example of a thing where various people contribute and somehow nobody needs to suck off facebook, the thing works and is getting better, usually listens to their community, there is no bullshit corporate structure and a ceo that needs his parachute gilded etc
Ilandar@aussie.zone 4 months ago
The private AI writing assistant is a feature recently announced for Proton Mail. A browser would be an entirely new service.
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Yeah, but we’re talking trust here. Why should they do privacy if they already give your data to some llm thing?
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
you cannot be privacy focused while being a for profit corporation
june@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
Good thing Proton is a nonprofit then 😊
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 4 months ago
Come again?