A built in document scanner in Proton Drive
Try to scan a document to store in a safe place like Proton Drive. It's a huge vunerability in privacy by using a scanning app. What is the point of storing data safe when the data is already given elsewhere by a scanner app who needs I don't know how many permissions plus send data to unknown vendors.
Inwould love to see a scanning tool built into Proton Drive.
André
shared this idea
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Privacy101 commented
This function now exists in the Proton Drive app.
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CZ
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The function exists now. I don't know since when exactly, but on IOS you can scan with Drive.
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Tsetso Zdravkov commented
Most phones have this built-in. Why would you want them to bloat the app with existing feature?
Every iPhone can "scan" documents from the "Files" app or the "Notes" for years and can store them anywhere.
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Gohar Clients commented
Using a random scanning app can create a privacy risk because many apps ask for unnecessary permissions and may upload your documents to their servers. If you care about privacy, use a trusted app with a clear privacy policy or scan directly inside secure apps like Proton Drive (if supported). The goal is to keep your data encrypted end-to-end and avoid sharing it with third parties before storing it safely.
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Bram
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I think this is created and done?! I've used this service several times and love it!
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Peter
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Yes!!! Asap please on Android!
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It is already implemented on iOS.
Open Proton drive, go to the folder where you want your scan to be saved and press the "+" in the upper right corner. The last option in the list is: "Scan document". Voila!
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James
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It just landed (iOS app at least). Not really used it due to lack of sync with macOS client.
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Amplitude
commented
Black-and-white feature like Google Drive or BlackBerry's built-in document scanner would be nice. Taking a picture isn't sufficient especially when color contrast is not high enough.
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lord
commented
Asap, please.
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letspretend
commented
Yes, this! I would absolutely ditch my scanner app in a heartbeat. I scan all my mail and upload to Dropbox, but would much prefer a secure and private option.
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Andrew Bolin commented
I am planning on replacing both Dropbox and Evernote with Proton drive. It would be great to drop GeniusScan as well. However, I would need to be able to forward those documents through other apps, since my Outlook account is the only way secure enough for my companies security standards.
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duplicake commented
I'm just using genius scan for now, but I would love this. Google drive has this feature
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NAC
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This is a great idea and very much in line with Proton’s mission. A built-in scanner in Proton Drive would let users capture and encrypt documents directly, avoiding third-party apps that demand excessive permissions. It could include OCR for searchable text, encrypted annotations, and the ability to scan directly into specific Drive folders. On the security side, end-to-end encryption from the moment of capture, metadata stripping, and secure sharing with time limits would make it stand out. This would close a real privacy gap and provide a seamless, Proton-native experience.
