Menu

A Privacy Policy is a promise. Zero-knowledge is a property.
📰

A Privacy Policy is a promise. Zero-knowledge is a property.

DEV Community: sass·Jakub Gawlik·about 5 hours ago
#yBZvk714
#devtosass#devto#dev#server#workspace
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

Why we built a team workspace around one question: what does a fully compromised server learn?

Most “private” workspace tools protect your data with a promise. The promise lives in a privacy policy: we will not look, we will not sell, we will not share. It may be sincere. But a promise is only as strong as the people keeping it, the staff who can reach the database, and the next attacker who gets in.

lockORG takes a different approach. It is a workspace app (notes, kanban boards, tags, todos and a journal) for small teams and individuals, and everything in it is encrypted on your device before it is sent. The server stores it, syncs it, and never reads it. Nor can it.

That is the difference between a promise and a property. A promise can be broken. A property is how the system is built.

The one question asked of every change

Every change to lockORG is judged against a single question:

What does a fully compromised server learn?

The answer must not grow. Here is what it is today.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.