Hello everyone I have been looking for a replacement 2FA app since Authy went downhill. Got my codes ready to move into another app. I don’t want to be in the same boat again where privacy and security is a problem so I’m doing more due diligence now. Found this site and like the approach. In terms…

It is as I said in the Reddit post you’ve linked: This topic is a duplicate of multiple discussions that have already happened here on this forum. Please use the search before posting new questions. You can trivially discover that Ente Technologies, Inc. is based in the United States: https://ww…

[image] hajemasta: where Ente resides [image] Has Ente resolved issues since this Reddit thread? person_raising_handQuestions lol that reddit comment again.. seriously wonder how much harm that has done to Ente by now. But see the stickied comment in th…

Personally I use Standard Notes for most of my 2FA needs and then Aegis and 2FAS for a few other specific things. If you’re looking for desktop 2FA Ente is most likely fine, I’d probably be using it myself except I just happened to have a Standard Notes account when migrating from iOS and saw it’s r…

Ente only good for photos, though we don’t have an alternative on iPhones for 2FA [image] Rasta: I use Standard Notes for most of my 2FA needs What

The paid standard notes plan has a format for your notes that can be used for 2FA. [Screenshot_20240822-001153_1] [Screenshot_20240822-001224_1]

@redoomed1 Thanks for that. I can’t actually see any info on Ente themselves stating they are based in the US. Just about EU data centres. @securitybrahh Why do you say only the photos aspect is good?

Yes, your link says “Dover, Delaware, United States”, but that’s not reassuring. The state of Delaware is a well-known tax haven for foreign companies… Low taxes, very favorable case law for businesses and easy creation of shell companies. I’m not saying that Ente is one of them, but this argument…

Ente Technologies, Inc. is registered in Wilmington, Delaware, under company number 6668754. This information can be verified through the official Delaware Division of Corporations website. Consequently, Ente is legally subjected to US jurisdiction. However, this does not preclude Ente from conducti…

[image] hajemasta: Don’t get me wrong I like it but I also like the convenience of a desktop app. Desktop operating systems, especially Linux, are a decade behind Android and iOS when it comes to modern privacy and security protections. While it’s more convenient to have a desktop app, your …

[image] securitybrahh: Ente only good for photos, though we don’t have an alternative on iPhones for 2FA Please elaborate on why Ente Photos is good and Ente Auth isn’t.

[image] securitybrahh: Ente only good for photos Can you elaborate? What’s wrong with ente auth?

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