Quote from: Miiike on July 22, 2020, 05:51:01 PM

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Quote from: Miiike on July 13, 2020, 04:39:50 AM

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Next, about project details, I've see your website, but just to be clear before we move to a more detailed question, this is a data storage, like a cloud storage, and not a physical items storage in sense of a warehousing unit?

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Because yes this is permanent distributed storage of data. So yes more cloud data. More focused in backup or permanent documents that you want to store, that daily synchronized data like One Drive or Dropbox. Similar to Filecoin but with several features and improvements.

One of your key feature is the security and (one may say) impenetrability of your storage. I don't think I will goes down to one-on-one comparison between you and other cloud storage services, but one that comes to my mind, though, will there be a fail-safe method? Like for example one forgot their password, or (in a very likely cases) the storage owner passed away with their files encrypted in your service, which the family or next of kin was trying to retrieve (with or without the belated's permission is not a matter to be considered in this case) said files. Will there be a method to facilitate this?

Great to see you again Miike and as always I'ts a pleasure to answer your questions.

The Big Dilemma, that a closest friends resume with No keys - no crypto.

The question is both philosophical and practical.

Decentralized systems give users a responsibility they are not used to, which is to be the guardian and custodian of their own security. People are not used to having to guard something unique which, if lost, makes it impossible to recover what they are guarding. How many crypto currencies have been lost because of this.

People also do not make an inventory of the digital assets they have and how to protect them and above all bequeath them in the face of unfortunate accidents and unforeseen events.

As that is known, Stashware will incorporate a decentralized key management system to help anyone and especially those with less knowledge to easily use the platform.
The systems currently proposed are the most popular and efficient in terms of security and convenience. What is a telephone number, which often already works as a factor of identity. or an intelligent identity document, such as NFC passports.

Our value proposal is to offer a decentralized system of permanent storage. And that is why we have to offer the greatest possible ease of use.

Experienced users who are jealous of their privacy will be able to function as usual. Being the custodians of their passwords, being one or several wallet addresses being as anonymous as they can be.

And those people who prefer either for convenience or knowledge to use such a decentralized key manager, but having to provide information to identify them, and authenticate them unequivocally.

This is contemplated within our development plan, but after the launch, as we iterate and add new features.

We will also address the issue of key accountability and custody. In the end, if we want people to use Stashware as a permanent repository for all their documents, we have to make sure that people are aware of the management and legacy of the keys.

I personally believe that one day it will be common for inheritances to be largely digital, not just assets such as crypto-currencies, or assets such as houses and land that can be tokenized. If not something else important such as history (photos of your grandparents, or great-grandparents or your own, the family tree, photos of meetings or audios. Time boxes for our children...

This is an interesting subject that we will surely deal with in our medium.

In short, if we have thought about it, we are aware of the problem and therefore we will implement a decentralized system of key management. But as value is added after the launch of the MainNet.