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"textContent": "For me, the lesson is broader:\n\nDo not subscribe to any service without expecting the service provider to try to lock you in. It is in a business’ commercial interest to configure their service to make you dependent, and to increase the financial, logistical and emotional costs of unsubscribing as a form of deterrence and coercive brand loyalty, no matter how well regarded they are.\n\nI thought Proton was above this. Boy, I was foolish.",
"title": "My grievances with Proton"
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