I think it should be removed, but not because it’s proprietary nature. This discussion leads to nowhere, as both sides have significant arguments for and against.
The reason for removing 1Password is that 1Password isn’t working well with the current PrivacyGuides recommendations.
- It is impossible to login using FIDO security key on GrapheneOS, without GAPPS - 1Password is dependent on Google. Yubikey works with my Bitwarden perfectly without GAPPS.
- QR code scanner for OTP codes is not working as well, as it is again, Google dependent.
- 1Password Linux app is not using Wayland. It’s still on X.
- 1Password Linux Firefox extension doesn’t work on Flatpak. You’re forced to use FF provided in the repos, which are quite often outdated.
On summary, since PG is recommending GrapheneOS and Linux, and 1Password is not working good with both, I think it should be removed.