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Safebox allows end-to-end encryption for important files. Would love to get feedback from fellow hackers.

• feralchimp 15y ago
  Disclosure: I have designs on entering this space with my own apps. (thanks for providing me additional motivation to hustle!) 1. Opening up the crypto implementation is a very smart move. Whenever I talk to my wife about building crypto tools, her first question is "Why should people trust you?" 2. Think critically about first user impressions w.r.t. stuff like fonts, the tone of your text, etc. Per the above, you're asking people to trust their data to you. "ur Dropbox" might not give them that safe feeling they're looking for. 3. Another question to be wary of is "why not just use an encrypted disk image." I think you're handling some of that by promoting the ability to share files, but think about answering that question more directly in a FAQ. Overall, lots of potential here.
  • SriniK 15y ago
    #2 I could definitely change 'ur' to 'your'. #3 encrypted disk image doesn't allow collaboration. That was one of the main things as I set out to solve.
    • rbrcurtis 15y ago
      an encrypted disk image also means the entire disk gets uploaded to dropbox every time any content on that disk changes, causing long uploads and bandwidth issues if the disk is big enough.