Please find all the statements from the 2 threads which made me lose trust in the software OnlyOffice is a Russian company with deep ties to their government and military and actively tries to mask its origins. Please stop reccomending this as a "FOSS-alternative"! - r/privacy
2: It’s FOSS, but has anyone actually done a thorough code review to ensure it’s clean? Of all versions and updates? I’d have no issues using the non-cloud version assuming it has a decent code review, but not the cloud service.
Disguised as Latvian. How the OnlyOffice service, popular in Ukraine, hid a Russian trace
Ascensio System SIA, registered in Latvia, has Russian roots and cooperates with the government of the aggressor country. Among its clients are also state bodies of Ukraine.
At first glance, the developer and the product itself are in no way related to Russia. However, as it turned out, Ascensio System SIA not only has Russian roots and close ties with the Russian Federation, but also indirectly supports the war with Ukraine.
However, if you analyze who is behind OnlyOffice and how the company tries to hide its Russian footprint in Europe, the position of the management will become clear.
The branch of “P7-Office” from OnlyOffice seems to have been made with a single goal: to increase sales in Russia in the wake of the intensification of import substitution, which became relevant due to the sanctions introduced against the Russian Federation after 2014.
The ties to Russian gov and military are explained in the statements from the Ukrainians too.
1. Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
2. St. Petersburg Cadet Military Corps (SPbKVK)
…Among the users of P7-Office are government agencies, educational institutions and commercial organizations.
Fake adresses are used for that sort of thing, but not to insinuate that you have an office or headquarters there where all of your employees supposedly work physically. Which is what OnlyOffice did. It’s a lie you can read on their website. That address is not only fake but their “HQ” and “offices” in Latvia are fake too. They never existed in the first place.
Even with all of this, if I can have a proof that there are no internet connection to the product except for updates, then I don’t care.
Does PrivacyGuides make that sort of checks before recommending anything?
@anon33089522 How do I make sure is is offline?