Samsung rejects them.
voxel
Yes, it doesn't take you much research to find out that it is impossible to achieve anonymity only through a normal VPN service. The technology doesn't allow for it.
Everyone who believes otherwise got deceived by cheap marketing lies from providers like NordVPN.
The company has gone with big profits in recent years through the sale of so-called VPN services, which make it possible to surf anonymously. In 2024, the company had a turnover of SEK 314 million.
Very incompetent author, includes misinformation.
”This is a donation from me personally”, he writes in an email to Flamman.
It's a paid service, not a donation plan.
You're delusional (saying this as a long time tech support for various new Linux users)
Ente is more than alright, I wouldn't recommend self-hosted solutions to people who do not have the admin experience required, losing something as valueable as photos or videos can be very damaging.
Ecosia has a terrible privacy policy, I analysed it in the past. They are likely in violation of the GDPR, I'm currently considering to file a complaint, they're still a lot better than Google though, but DDG is privacy-wise superior.
See here why the link you shared isn't a good source:
https://soatok.blog/2025/07/07/checklists-are-the-thief-of-joy/
And learn more about Threema vs. Signal:
https://soatok.blog/2021/11/05/threema-three-strikes-youre-out/
I think your search engine is more than alright. Regarding the rest, I believe it requires no change aslong as you feel satisfied with it.
Why are you telling lies? Have you even read the article?
To be honest, they will all land on radars as more their usage grows.
You may want to reach out to support, and let them know that you don't feel okay about them doing this and (if you do) therefore switch to another service provider that doesn't reject alias emails.