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Keeps saying? Any source or link? Are you aware of anything else besides that tweet?
He is not advocating to move out. He is clearly saying that he would be forced to IF the law passes because the whole reasons to advocate for being in Switzerland would be no more. Which brings us to the next point...
How can you not see his statements as a way (The Way for him) to apply pressure on the government, which is exactly what he should be doing to "keep Switzerland's laws privacy-focused"?
How else would you imagine he would "work" to keep laws privacy-focused? He is not in parliament, so bringing media attention and threatening to move a relatively big company seems the best way to me. What would be your idea?
So, to be clear the "MAGA" stuff is all in the context of that tweet. I put it in quotes because it was not MAGA, but that's another topic.
If he wanted to move out of Switzerland, why is he not doing that? It seems quite clear to me that he provides clear and obvious motivations why he would move away from Switzerland if this or that law passes. If the swiss law doesn't protect privacy anymore, I expect them to move, if anything.
Have you seen to whom they donate the money for their annual charity fundraiser?
Anyway, educating the population is a decennial investment. How does it help when the Parliament discusses a law today?
Like what? And most importantly, why? Switzerland is often chosen by privacy companies because it has privacy-friendly laws. If these laws go away or change, why would I care for them to remain in Switzerland?
Their is no such track record. Enshittifying is a term invented to describe companies degrading the services for their users in pursuit of bigger profits.
This means having made an enormous amount of due diligence which is realistic only if you actually want to move there.
Good call. But proton organizational structure is completely different, and so are their business model and target clientele, compared to other tech companies. I trust business interests more than anything else, because this is why companies do what they do.
P.s. His opinion is rightfully shared by other companies in the privacy space. I legitimately can't find one single wrong thing in his position on this matter.