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privacy
5 stories about privacy—and the choices behind the technology we make.
← Back to all storiesWhat happens when a password manager's servers go down
Your vault being encrypted and your vault being reachable are two different promises. A short login incident this week is a clean way to see why, and what to check about the tool you use
What “zero-knowledge encryption” actually promises
Zero-knowledge encryption is a promise about one opponent: the company holding your vault. Four cryptographers spent a year testing whether four password managers were keeping it.
Clickjacking steals passwords. Here's how Vauz stops it.
Researchers showed that one invisible click can drain a password manager's autofill. Vauz 1.4.2 answers with an approval prompt the page cannot draw over — Touch ID, or your V-Key.
Privacy shouldn't be a setting
Privacy already feels boring because everyone ignores it. It should feel boring because it is on by default, not buried in a settings menu.
How Vauz keeps your secrets local
On-device design changes more than storage—it changes who has to earn your trust.