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by JustSomeNobody 3496 days ago
It has to get from one device to another somehow, right?

There's total[0] privacy and then there's degrees of privacy and convenience. You can't have total privacy and total convenience. At least not presently.

[0] Total is one of those words like 'always' and 'never' that people should try and avoid. Myself included.

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> You can't have total privacy and total convenience. At least not presently.

Encrypt the data using a password you enter on both devices and only transfer it encrypted across network?

Cost to convenience: if you lose or forget your password, you lose your data.
that's total convenience?