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Re:Show HN: Safe Money – privacy-first finance tracker by diggernet on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:00PM (#27635530)
Sure... If the OFX/CSV we upload is encrypted before we upload it, how can you process it ("Leave the rest to us"). Conversely, if you are processing the OFX/CSV, how can you not peek into it?
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Re:Show HN: Safe Money – privacy-first finance tracker by dkzlv on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:04PM (#27635575)
Oh, I see.

OFX/CSV files are processed on the client-side, and we never get the raw file, only the processed and encrypted transactions. Does that make sense?

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Re:Show HN: Safe Money – privacy-first finance tracker by dkzlv on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:11PM (#27635656)
Ooooh, I get it! “Upload” is a bad word for that. Will change it to something else, thanks!
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Re:Show HN: Safe Money – privacy-first finance tracker by diggernet on Friday June 25, 2021 @06:33PM (#27637086)
Yup, I think that's where the mental conflict comes from. How about "import"?
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Re:Show HN: Safe Money – privacy-first finance tracker by nostalgiac on Saturday June 26, 2021 @04:20AM (#27640137)
I don't think any word will do it justice. I would spell out that it's done client-side and what information is/isn't uploaded.
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