privachi123

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   by privachi123 15y ago

   Nope. No plugin involved. Encryption/decryption carried out in JS. Storing it on a particular browser will limit user's access to the service from any other browser :)
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   by privachi123 15y ago

   Eh? Not sure I understand :(
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   by privachi123 15y ago

   The decryption of private key happens in the user's browser, not on the server. We still don't know user's decrypted private key on the server. Thanks for the link.
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   by privachi123 15y ago

   Yes, you are right there is overhead involved. In our tests, however, the delays didn't end up being too high for users with up to 125 friends (even on mobile devices). Delays will be worse beyond that, but will have ways around it if it co
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   by privachi123 15y ago

   Sure. Public/private keys for all users. Private key encrypted with a user's pin that is not known to us, and encrypted private key stored on servers. All of this happens at the user's browser. We don't don't have access to your private key
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   by privachi123 15y ago

   While we are at fb alternatives, here is one more that attempts at protecting user privacy: Privachi. Privachi is a privacy-centric social network which attempts at putting users back in control of their social data with a combination of sc