This comment will probably get buried. But I’m a paying ProtonMail customer and I noticed a number of things that seem to indicate the company is doing things to enable user surveillance without it being directly attributed to the company.
1) Malware scanning services. I noticed that links in my email are sent to a third party to be scanned for malicious content. I never signed up for this service.
2) Mobile phone analytics. Using a third party for mobile analytics known to track users.
3) CDN: using a content delivery network in countries that do not have the same privacy requirements as ProtonMail’s corporate domicile.
Privacy is a gimmick for the company at the very least, a front at the worst. I still use them because I trust other companies even less.
I’m using a throw away account. I will contact you via email as well.
You’re offering 50% of a nonprofit and open source project. So 50% equity has no value. I like the mission but as a non-technical co-founder I think my value will be building a sustainable business as quickly as possible…so I think you should make it clear, you’re looking for someone that can build the business side of things for you?
Did you develop this software yourself?
What is to prevent a company like Tyler Technologies from using their existing relationships to offer this service?
> You’re offering 50% of a nonprofit and open source project. So 50% equity has no value.
Not if this was the only project; it's the first project.
> you’re looking for someone that can build the business side of things for you?
In a nutshell, yes. There's a lot of clamoring for something like this from within the courts but also a lot of feet dragging. I need someone who is relentless and can "close."
> Did you develop this software yourself?
Yes, all four applications (Data Replication Service, Configuration Manager, Notification App, and the web lookup app).
Tyler Tech does offer this as part of their Tyler Notify product but, like all of their products, it's very expensive and complex to implement -- and is missing features this has. This is vendor-agnostic, simple, at-cost and national.
Too bad the article was a fluff piece. There could have been a lot more depth to the story, the value of health, of not being motivated by position or title, of keeping yourself mentally and physically busy as one works through a transition.
One thing the article only hints at is he doesn’t speak German! Of course he couldn’t find a job in Germany.
I think this guy is going to be OK. He knows how to market himself at least.
1) Malware scanning services. I noticed that links in my email are sent to a third party to be scanned for malicious content. I never signed up for this service.
2) Mobile phone analytics. Using a third party for mobile analytics known to track users.
3) CDN: using a content delivery network in countries that do not have the same privacy requirements as ProtonMail’s corporate domicile.
Privacy is a gimmick for the company at the very least, a front at the worst. I still use them because I trust other companies even less.