• notepass@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    Yep. Installed it, started it, saw it is basically the website in an embedded browser, uninstalled it.

    Like, come on, you have a web version. Why should I use an extra application to view a website. This seems like a cheap excuse for a desktop app.

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      9 months ago

      The only benefit i can see of web app is it is in a controlled browser environment…could be helpful with security?

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      9 months ago

      To save myself the hassle of having to rebuild the electron app every once in a while? I’d rather not open my browser, go to their website and log in with 2fa every time I want to read an email.

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      9 months ago

      The main benefit is since it is locally installed, it is harder for proton’s server to access your encrypted data by serving you malicious JS. A malicious desktop app/update could be served too, but that may be trickier.