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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by sebstefan on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:36PM (#36296297)
Could you make it edit them to an AES256 encryption of itself? That way it's reversible

Much better way to protest I feel like

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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by Glench on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:39PM (#36296369)
Hm interesting point! I feel like for a broad audience having to manage your encryption key wouldn't be a good UX, but maybe for more advanced users!
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by sebstefan on Monday June 12, 2023 @01:18PM (#36297193)
I imagined just a password field that the user needs to remember

AES is symmetrical

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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by quikoa on Monday June 12, 2023 @01:03PM (#36296892)
Maybe you can derive the encryption key from a password. Most users should be able to handle that.
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