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2 days agoI see someone already suggested Proton Docs, and I’ll second that recommendation. It’s not a perfect 1:1 replacement of Google Drive and the Google office suite, but it gets the job done and Proton is improving it regularly.
If you’re skeptical about Proton because they’re just another corporation—a fair reason to be skeptical, IMO—then I also suggest checking out CryptPad. CryptPad is a FOSS solution to the cloud office suite. The main instance is based in France, but you can find and join instances from around the world. If you don’t want to join at cryptpad.fr, you might try Disroot’s instance, based in the Netherlands.
Eh 🤷♂️
Being a non-profit doesn’t exempt an organization from shitty behavior. (Just look at all the nonsense Mozilla is getting up to these days.) Proton has made some questionable moves when it comes to law enforcement requests, and I’ve seen some questionable shit posted by Proton accounts on social media.
All that said, I am a paid subscriber of Proton services. I like what I get for the money I’m spending.
I just think it’s best for everyone to go into these relationships with organizations with clear eyes, without brand loyalties or misconceptions about what the organization is and is not.
I trust Proton to keep my personal data safe.
I absolutely do not trust Proton as a channel for communications that any particular government would label as subversive or insurgent.
That’s me. You and the OP will come to your own conclusions and set your own best practices for safe communication online.