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Ask Slashdot: Which Tech Company Do You Respect Most?

Posted by BeauHD on from the with-respect-to dept.

dryriver writes: On Slashdot, we often discuss the missteps and non consumer-friendly behavior of various tech companies. This company forced people into a subscription payment model. That tech company doesn't respect people's privacy. Yet another tech company failed to fix a dangerous exploit quickly, protect people's cloud data properly, or innovate and improve where innovation and improvement was badly needed.

Here's a question to the contrary: Of all the tech companies you know well and follow -- small, medium, or large -- which are the ones that you respect the most, and why? Which are the companies that still -- or newly -- create great tech in a landscape dotted with profiteers? Also, what is your personal criteria for judging whether a tech company is "good," "neutral," or "bad?"

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  1. Re:Whoever by koavf · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lavabit.

  2. Re:Whoever by koavf · · Score: 5, Informative

    Do you realize that Lavabit *did* fight this in a secret court? And that they reconstituted the company with Silent Circle to make a secure mailing protocol? I get the impression you made this comment without reading anything about what happened in court (the owner was given a gag order from his own *lawyer*) and what has happened since 2014. Is that accurate?

  3. Here's some. by BenFenner · · Score: 5, Informative

    Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/
    Enough said.

    NearlyFreeSpeech web hosting: https://www.nearlyfreespeech.n...
    They defend net nuetrality. Their pricing structure is clearly laid out with no hidden fees, and emphasis on efficiency, and they do well when you do well. They are run by highly competent individuals.


    DuckDuckGo web search: https://duckduckgo.com/html/
    Great search that doesn't track you. Fuck yes.


    PaleMoon web browser: https://www.palemoon.org/
    A modern, FOSS, secure, fast, lean, extensible, and highly configurable browser that took over where FireFox left off. It's run by individuals who have ethics, and stick to them.


    Proton Mail web mail: https://protonmail.com/
    FOSS end-to-end encrypted e-mail. The only issue I see here is that it is free, so you're likely not the customer... There is another end-to-end encrypted web-mail solution that is $5/mo. or so but I've forgotten the name. Anyone?