Introducing Docs in Proton Drive – collaborative document editing that’s actually private | Proton
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  • wagoner@infosec.pub
    11·
    6 months ago

    For every proton post, can we please get a bot that auto posts these, to save everyone the effort:

    • proton isn’t private / yes it is / they never claimed to be
    • wasnt there a case when they shared that activist account / you have the facts wrong, here’s what actually happened
    • [insert proton app name] for Linux when? / Linux is only x% of user base
    • proton needs to finish [insert proton app name] before starting something new / they are different teams so not relevant
    • proton needs to make X / no they don’t
    • people shouldn’t put all their eggs in one basket / don’t use the service then

    Thanks!

    • barcaxavi@lemmy.world
      6·
      6 months ago

      I feel like their goal is more close to providing a privacy-minded alternative to Google’s G-suite to “regular” users, so for me it totally makes sense. But yeah, I’m also really waiting for the Linux drive app.

    • refalo@programming.dev
      1·
      6 months ago

      It doesn’t make financial sense to spend money on supporting an entire new platform that’s used by <3% of the population.

      • mayra@lemmy.world
        3·
        6 months ago

        That might be it. Whatever the reason, it seems like a missed opportunity. Especially when they go out of their way to provide direct APKs to Android users who do not use Play Store.

        • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          Especially when they go out of their way to provide direct APKs to Android users who do not use Play Store.

          They already had to make the APK for the Play Store, providing it directly doesn’t require extra dev work.

        • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          6 months ago

          They might have done their stats and figured out that only 0.0000001% of their users would benefit from it and there weren’t much profit there to make.

      • RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        I don’t think they don’t care, they have been adding Linux versions for all of their apps (except drive of course). The CEO themselves said in an interview that a Linux client for drive is inevitable and they will make one, but one of the hardest clients to develop.

    • Tubulous@beehaw.org
      1·
      6 months ago

      You sort of have one but not really. You can launch it from the Android Proton Drive app. Granted it then launches it into a web browser, but GrapheneOS/Vanadium seems to handle it well. Would also prefer an app, or allow me to use Standard Notes as the client and sync with my Proton account.

  • sunzu@kbin.run
    1·
    6 months ago

    Has anyone used it?

    How did you get to it?

    Clicked the link:

    At that time, if you go to drive.proton.me(new window) and click on New in the top left, you will see the ability to create a New document

  • 0oWow@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    FYI this does not include spreadsheets, so if you’re hoping to replace an office suite, it’s not there yet.

    • d-RLY?@lemmy.ml
      1·
      6 months ago

      Maybe Cryptpad would be a good option if you need spreadsheets more than documents.

  • pyre@lemmy.world
    11·
    6 months ago

    wasn’t proton revealed to be bullshitting about privacy recently?

    edit: swiss courts compelled protonmail to log IPs, keep fingerprints of browsers and disclose them to authorities. there is no privacy.

  • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
    03·
    6 months ago

    “After years of pushing their proprietary and closed solutions to privacy minded people Proton decided that it was in their best interest to further bury said users into their service as a form of vendor lock-in. To achieve this they made yet anoter non-standard groupware feature - a document editor.

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Is there an open standard for encrypted asynchronous colabreative document creation and editing?

      • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        6 months ago

        As open components, we have the OpenDocument standard + signal protocol for E2EE + CRDTs for conflict resolution. No idea whether they’re compatible though.

        As a product, Collabora Online is open and collaborative.

        • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Collabra seems close. They do use ODF. And you can host you’re own server.
          But they don’t seem to use E2EE. And the collaborative aspect doesn’t apear to be an open standard you can use with different software packages.