I don’t know how to feel about this one. Why? is what I keep asking myself.
I’ll bet 1000 rupees that:
- one of their developers inadvertantly leaked a secret through broad AI agent access
- developed this tool to safeguard against it
- someone in management found it marketable
Why not? Moving anything to a fine grained permission model is always good.
Why AI related though?
They’ll do anything but improve for Linux.
It’s one of the things companies are looking for in a password manager now, and they probably don’t want to loose potential customers.
It also leaves the community behind for the improvements and tools they need on unsupported OS like Linux.
Proton says one thing and then contradicts itself; the inconsistency is striking:
AI agents can automate your most essential tasks, giving you an edge in the workplace or saving you time to do more of what really matters. But getting the maximum benefits often requires access to your private accounts, which is fraught with dangers.
Then the headline reads:
Use your AI agent with confidence
Terrible mistake: Advertising gains ground, privacy and security lose value at Proton AG, more and more.
I feel like the scientists that founded Proton should be replaced with actual business people who stick with the nature and spirit of open source valuing product experience parity first.
Random upgrades to tools in their suite are not starting to make sense.
Proton Pass on Linux has feature parity with all the other operating system. There’s nothing for them to improve.
Impeccable timing: