dvdnet62@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoProton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfoliotechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down110 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1310arrow-down1external-linkProton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfoliotechcrunch.comdvdnet62@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square80fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·8 months ago and now that a new owner is taking them all But they’re E2E encrypted? I don’t understand the issue here.
minus-squaresomething_random_tho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·8 months agoIf you trust Proton, you trust that they’ll remain e2ee securely. If you don’t trust Proton, you don’t trust that they’ll remain e2ee securely. I don’t trust Proton and actively avoid their products.
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down3·8 months agoBut the entire point of E2EE is that you don’t need to trust them. There’s a point to be made for web apps, but with their client apps, the source code that encrypts your data is right there.
minus-squaresomething_random_tho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·8 months agoWith reproducible builds (that don’t exist on all platforms) and code review of every update (which I won’t do).
But they’re E2E encrypted? I don’t understand the issue here.
If you trust Proton, you trust that they’ll remain e2ee securely. If you don’t trust Proton, you don’t trust that they’ll remain e2ee securely. I don’t trust Proton and actively avoid their products.
But the entire point of E2EE is that you don’t need to trust them.
There’s a point to be made for web apps, but with their client apps, the source code that encrypts your data is right there.
With reproducible builds (that don’t exist on all platforms) and code review of every update (which I won’t do).