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0 pointsbaboo12y ago0 comments

They are probably either lying or incompetent.

If they really had no access, then their server cannot do any "analysis" beyond storing it, and the app could as well just store it locally, or with Amazon S3 or whatever storage system the website already uses.

Obviously not everything is encrypted, or otherwise they don't realize that there is no reason for them to provide a simple storage service, considering most websites already have some way to store data.

Or maybe they want to hold the data hostage.

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sillysaurus12y ago

No, there's no reason to go looking for conspiracies. Nor do I think their intent was malicious. I think they genuinely believed that this was beneficial. We should support them if they change their presentation from "we can't access your data" to "we're not evil, so if you trust that, then use us." We should let their actions speak for themselves.

pron12y ago

Your tone in all of your comments on this post is inappropriate for HN. You have a new account so if you are indeed new here, I suggest you read other comments on the site to get a feel for the community.

jcheng12y ago

See "Graph Analysis" section on the linked page, they make it pretty clear that there is info that is sent unencrypted but those parts aren't useful for reverse engineering. The data and source code itself sounds like it is encrypted though.

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