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Re: Proton Meet

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Post by CaninoDev » Thu, May 07, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC

Imustaskforhelp wrote: post #26

setsewerd wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I might be an outlier here in caring about this product but I really want Proton Docs to get optimized better, it takes way too long to load. Google docs may not be private but it takes 11-second load time for a page is a lot of friction in 2026, no matter how secure your product is.

The thing I am interested in proton docs is if it can have API functionality. Proton docs allow anonymous users to write things and I wish if there was an API functionality, then people can use it to create anonymous/(pseudonomous?) comments and hose those comments as a comment engine and many other interesting things like creating forms themselves on it. I would love to build on proton but Alas the API isn't open so…

Maybe that exposes a security vector they aren’t comfortable with yet?

Re: Proton Meet

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Post by k4rli » Thu, May 07, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC

vivzkestrel wrote: post #43

- stupid question: someone is asking me to prove that google, microsoft and zoom are tracking - how do I prove that they are actually not privacy friendly?

That doesn't even matter. Zoom, Teams, Google are American products and Proton is Swiss.

One side is hostile and focused on solely on shareholder profits, while other claims to be privacy-focused and majority owned by a nonprofit foundation.

There are enough public cases of American tech companies seriously violating privacy. I don't see how there can be hope for any privacy while using any of their products even if E2EE is claimed.

Re: Proton Meet

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Post by HackerThemAll » Thu, May 07, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC

drcongo wrote: post #59

HackerThemAll wrote: post #54

Proton lost me after they started posting rage-bait ads on Facebook, targetting other tools and e-mail services, spreading total b.s. and lies.

Facebook user surprised by rage-bait ads is not something I expected to see today.

I ignore sponsored posts and ads entirely, but Proton got my attention, as I used to trust it. Not anymore, sorry Proton.

Re: Proton Meet

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Post by prism56 » Thu, May 07, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC

StrangeSound wrote: post #8

I wish Proton would focus on all of the missing features within their existing product suite before creating even more offerings to maintain

Agreed. I just need to be able to search my calendar on my phone...