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What self-hosted services can help during a crisis or emergency? This is for those affected OR those who want to help in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you're interested in Meshtastic, take a look at Reticulum : https://reticulum.network/

Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's not how electron apps works. When you load a website with your web browser you get served the front and execute it. When you have an electron app, the front is in the source code of the app, and you decide when to update it so you don't get served unexpected compromised updates. As for the paid service : They don't sell your data and don't show you ads so they need money, it's that simple.

Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I already answered that. Yes you can't trust a website's content, that's why they offer apps. It's your choice to trust the website which is as secure as they can make it, or you simply use the apps...

Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)

I'm not sure what you're talking about ? You're not sending your private key to their server without first encrypting it first locally. Their servers are not doing the E2EE, your client is. The website front and apps are open source.

Yes they could send you a compromised front if you use it via their website, that's a compromise you accept, otherwhise you could only use their apps which are open source.

I was looking at the firefox flatpak on flathub. Won't this warning make a non tech-savy user anxious? This might make them think they'll get a virus or something like that. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)

In my opinion, those warnings are not used to help users but to shame developpers for not trully sandboxing and verifying their apps. Developpers know that having this warning will decrease the number of users downloading it. The goal in the long run is to improve app sandboxing and security.

Building a secure Operating System (Redox OS) with Rust (Interview) in c/[email protected]