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Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication (techcrunch.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/post/289079

Proton Authenticator Blogpost

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Is proton legit? I always see mix comments about them.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (8 children)

It’s legit. The negative comments are because the CEO supports US Republican politicians which is a red flag, but there haven’t been any operational reasons to not trust them that I’m aware of.

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

There are no very clear reasons to distrust proton, but is it just me that finds them releasing a 2FA app kinda disturbing? Like, why waste the resources? What could they do better than Aegis, which is already FOSS and privacy preserving? If there is no reason, than I have to wonder if the hidden reason is to get more data into their ecosystem. Which a privacy focused company shouldn't care about.

I am probably just paranoid but I don't trust Proton.

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Why release this? Because they're building their own ecosystem. They're trying to build an alternative to the big players, which means they need to have an alternative to all their major products. Maps and YouTube are probably off the table for now, just because of the sheer scale needed for those, but something like this is achievable.

Is Aegis better? Maybe, but that's not really the point, it's part of a family of apps.

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