Using something provides social proof
No.
builds brand loyalty
What brand are you referring to? Do you know what this is? It’s not a product, it’s free software.
and by sharing that you use it
That would be promotion if you did that, but it’s not part of using it.
I’ll move on from interacting with you further.
That’s probably smart.
That’s not an opinion. That’s factually incorrect.
Using it is an entirely different thing from recommending, promoting or especially funding it.
still has financial incentive to keeping you engaged and searching instead of finding
How so
I didn’t say he shared the files. I linked to the documentary in the comment you replied to, but on PeerTube.
He hooked his laptop up to school servers and was copying all the data on them.
Died due to criminal prosecution for something Meta was able to get away with Scott-free.
God damn America.
The difference is that they’re different products with different technical requirements.
When Mullvad got raided for their logs there was nothing recovered because they don’t store anything.
Mullvad is not a mail provider…?
The police gained access to the IP address because Swiss authorities chose to cooperate with the French government
We’ve seen this several times now. Proton is subject to Swiss law, just like every company in their respective countries. You choose Proton because Switzerland has the most privacy protections of any country on the planet (for now).
If you want private communications, don’t use email. In fact, if we could all stop using email entirely, that’d be wonderful. There are hundreds of truly-private alternatives, many with no company involved at all.
So you think using a piece of software promotes brand loyalty to…a line of clothing? I’m just not seeing the logic there. Buying the clothing is promoting and funding it. Using the software is not
I did no such thing. You need to read more carefully. I didn’t tell anyone I use it. Because I don’t use it.
And yet here you are again making a fool of yourself. Listen to your heart, brother.