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[–] kudra@aus.social 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

@bacon @StudChud be careful with Proton. I've now seen several accounts of people having issues with Proton VPN then getting their entire Proton suite locked and no recourse: as bad as Google. Also they have autopayment without notification which some people will definitely take issue with.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

This is good to be aware of

I don’t know a lot about this stuff

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah I am only using it free for when I access 18+ things. Not gonna let them keep any data.

[–] kudra@aus.social 6 points 1 week ago
[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What kind of 18+ things 🍿

[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We all know bacon enjoys lingering shots of rotating rotisserie chickens

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago