I decided to try Nextcloud after not using it for 10 years, and after testing it a bit I find myself turned off by the email (and other profile options) being visible to “everyone” by default.

I found how to disable the profile by default : email still visible Hide the email in profile settings of user manualy : still visible completely remove email : no notifications

In addition to that, from what I understand, even if I change the default setting to private the other profile options, they are automatically shared with anyone you connect to the Talk app?? I was really hoping to try it out, but that’s another turnoff.

It does not seem to be a problem to most users so they have not done anything since 2019 about it (from the github issues and forum threads I found). It is an instant turnoff to me, I am questionning using it only for myself and use something else to share with family… if you have a solution for the user info privacy, I am all ears.

I just want a multiuser file sharing app that works with authentik and works with android/windows/linux. Bonus points if it does not encrypt files on the server.

Edit to add : I tried seafile and it kept going down and corrupted a lot of files after an unexpected server shutdown. It shared the corruption to all the local files on every app/pc I had it shared to. Never figured out a way to restore the healthy files from a backup (that’s a me problem but still not a fun experience). Thankfully I was the only user, I try to test out the apps a few months/year before sharing.

TLDR : what alternatives do you have to nextcloud or seafile ?

  • cecilkorik@lemmy.caEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    I am questionning using it only for myself and use something else to share with family

    I’m confused, you don’t want your family to be able to know each other’s email addresses? That seems like a bit… extreme level of profile paranoia.

    I have my family on my Nextcloud and I can guarantee 90% of them don’t even know where their own user profile is nevermind anybody else’s. Maybe you have a different family than mine.

    • 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      7 hours ago

      Removed linux off all the computers in my house because i found out the passwd file can store full names and phone numbers! Then the admin can even use something called finger to show this information!!

    • Other@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      13·
      6 hours ago

      multiple reasons :

      • I have some friends I want to share with that might not want to share their email address with my family and vice versa.
      • There is maybe a limited number of family members that know my personal email account and I want to keep it that way.
      • I have multiple emails depending what app I use and do not want to share them.
      • just not wanting to share an email address should be reason enough wtf
      • Using authentik, I might not want people to know what email I use for other apps.
      • I have a kid in my users and their info is all of a sudden public, even for a day? huh-uh, that’s totally legit.
      • I don’t want to share my private email to other peoples guests.

      There are so many usecase that make this very not a normal configuration. So many apps exist that let you hide your email, this is common sense.

      I can remove the email from nextcloud, but if the person wants to get notifications : gotta chose between what is more important.

      I also know the majority of my users don’t care enough about it to know that the information exists, but then they share to someone that does and you just game your whole families personnal information to someone on a silver platter (hopefully they are a nice someone).

      ps: this isnt only about the email, it is the lack of care for private information in general from something as big has Nextcloud. There are so many ways I can get my (and others) information stolen as it is, I will not use an app that just makes it normal and easier then it already is.