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It's stored client-side, and as a back up on the central server, with a passphrase that is the users responsibility.

• nathan_long 13y ago
  >> with a passphrase that is the users responsibility. And there's the rub. "What do you mean, I can't ever see my data again? Why can't you reset my password?" We know that true security means only the user has the key. But users don't all want that responsibility.
  • dllthomas 13y ago
    Key escrow services?
    • maaku 13y ago
      See: Clipper.
      • dllthomas 13y ago
        I'm familiar. There's a big difference between "optional key escrow with a service I have chosen to trust" and "mandatory key escrow" though. Most importantly with regard to the ease of mass surveillance.