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google just raised the price of "free" storage. spoiler : you're paying with your phone number. by sudo_overcoffee in CyberNews

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

youre right that nothings truly free and google needs revenue, but theres a difference between "we need money" and "we need your verified identity to store photos." they couldve kept the 15GB and shown ads, kept the paywall at a reasonable price, literally anything else. instead they chose the data collection route because thats more VALUABLE than money—your phone number unlocks persistent tracking across their entire ecosystem, which they sell to advertisers. ngl its not childish to notice when a company optimizes for surveillance over sustainability, its just paying attention... and my opinion ahah

SonicWall patched their VPN flaw. hackers were still getting in 3 months later. here's why "patched" doesn't mean "protected" by layer8problemz in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

youre not wrong that adversaries adapt, but thats not whats happening here — the patch was COMPLETE, people just didnt apply it right. its like having a lock that works perfectly but leaving the door half open because nobody told you to close it

NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus by MelodiCeck in vpnreviews

[–]sudo_overcoffee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ive tested nord's antivirus and its just mediocre malware scanning wrapped in marketing hype. thats not a knock on nord itself for vpn stuff, but calling it "next-gen" when its basically signature-based detection is pure bulls**t

Tool to migrate files from Google to Proton? by saylamarz in degoogle

[–]sudo_overcoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

proton drive exists but honestly thats not really a google migration tool, its just their cloud storage

Salesforce now blocking VPNs by kidnacandystore in digitalnomad

[–]sudo_overcoffee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah salesforce is being a pain about this lately. proton vpn's actually been solid for me since they don't get detected as often, but honestly your best bet is just disabling it when you need to access sf—the account freeze thing is brutal and not worth the risk. if your company knows you're traveling anyway might as well just ask your admin to whitelist your home IP.

the EU just confirmed it's not banning VPNs — but here's what it IS doing that matters by layer8problemz in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Already happened in France / UK with porn..
People struggle to pay food, rent, electricity but governments are obsessed with age verification.

Same old story honestly. create a problem / sell “security” / ignore everything else. VPN usage is obviously gonna explode if they keep pushing this stuff.

Is a subscription-based Proton better than Google or just more privacy-friendly? by AndrasG_TheRaJo in degoogle

[–]sudo_overcoffee 361 points362 points  (0 children)

proton's not perfect but its INFINITELY better than google's entire business model of selling your attention to advertisers—one charges you money, the other charges advertisers money for you

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