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Re: Show HN: Pixelator.io – Secure data in pictures

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It's a terrific project, well executed.

To all the naysayers: You're right that you have no reason to trust ANY online tool or channel with your secret documents. Open source is best, etc. But, this crypto tool is more about hiding data than securing it. So, for instance, maybe you don't care if this site "steals" your resume as long as your boss doesn't see it. So, relying on their encryption works for that. Still, if you want to keep secrets from everybody, just encrypt your files before hiding them with this. Either way, pixelator is still a viable (and kind of fun) tool to use.

Re: Show HN: Pixelator.io – Secure data in pictures

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Seems to work but I was surprised to see the "Uploading" message. For me to trust it with secret files I'd at least want it to work locally with nothing being sent to the server.

Even if it did it in-browser and didn't show you an upload message, you still need to trust the JavaScript that gets downloaded when you load the page. It could upload behind your back. Or, it could embed your password in the image, encrypted with a known key. You MUST trust the software you feed your unencrypted data to. And if that softare is downloaded each time from the web, it's rather hard to do.

Right, but at least it would be locally-run code that you can (potentially) verify and run offline, similar to existing Bitcoin/Dogecoin paper wallet generators. I agree most people wouldn't or couldn't though.
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