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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After their shameless Synology shilling a couple of weeks ago, today Techlore is trying to sell me Proton Pass.

Is Proton Pass a bad password manager? I don't know. It seems okay, but I have no opinion.

What I do know is that Techlore is affiliated with Proton, which makes their newest 10-minute video - in which they reveal the affiliation only at the last minute - 10 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

Unfortunately, In the business they're in, the merest hint of a bias kind of invalidates any advice they give. As the saying goes, when you point out other people's body odor, you'd better make sure you took a shower yourself.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm unaware of any specific failings as well, but I think there can be some issue with the very specific set of priorities that shape their recommendations. It was one of their main admins that corresponded for Techlore at the Synology conference in the video mentioned by the OP, promoting closed source software. That's all based on your values though, as closed source software can still be privacy respecting. All in all they are a good resource, but it seems like they, along with Techlore, have shifted focus to convenience and centralization instead of more rigorous compartmentalization and FOSS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just checked their website, they don't actually recommend Synology in the website in any of the guides I could find.

So I think it's reasonable for a person to have personal opinions they state, but in their official work not expose those opinions.

And the criticism is fair, everyone should be open to feedback, but I don't see a smoking gun here that discredits the work they've done so far

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Certainly not, as a resource they are invaluable. Just a few trends that I personally take in to account when it comes to their leadership. Kind of like recognizing a news outlet has a slight political leaning.