like notesnook is great i wanna use it. but.. i wanna get into hype of obsidian while staying privacy centric according our standards. so has anyone researched that even if it is closed sourced, does it take any data and all typa thing in the past?
I use it completely offline, no account, behind a firewall/sandbox that even blocks its updates. there is also Flatseal for its Flatpak, not sure if its a comprehensive strategy. Might switch to standard notes one day.
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I love Obsidian for work. I try to use Joplin for my own personal notes, as my personal notes are not as intense as what I need for work.
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I love Obsidian. Installed and updated through home brew on MacOS then prevented from accessing the internet with a firewall. Sync via iCloud (proton drive as soon as it’s possible on iPhone).
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If your goal is data minimization you can use most proprietary software and devices without a problem if it doesn’t have access to the internet (directly or maybe via other programs) as previous posters have said.
That being said I’ve heard good things about Logseq if you can’t restrict Obsidians access to the internet.
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Obsidian’s client and Obsidian sync have been both audited by Cure53. [1][2] The sync API uses AES 256 according to Obsidian’s website. Additionally, you can use your own cloud provider to sync your notes.
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tysm it is really an excellent idea to sandbox it and firewall blocking and monitoring. proton drive sync. this really is a great idea! imma apply it now. may i know what other closed source apps which are great and u use em like this?
yep like the previous user said i’ll block it from internet.
may i know what other closed source apps which are great and u use em like this?
why wud u switch to standard notes? when u actually said a really great idea of blocking it from internet and using it freely with such precautions?
You’re welcome. I store emails from old accounts in Thunderbird (following Carey Parker’s advice) in a similar way but mostly I self-host, accessed locally and using Tailscale.
i don’t like closed source programs, on a deep philosophical base.
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Still on iOS for now and use it for markdown notes editing. Really want to switch off of it but I haven’t found an alternative (that integrates with filesystem). I think the ideal would be something I can use iCloud sync for now but if I ever have a NAS could use the NAS directly for file storage.
Especially since it is built on a mountain of open source effort.
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I would not recommend Proton sync for Obsidian. Not reliable at all. I just finished setting up Syncthing between my devices and it’s working great.
To add one more, https://www.qownnotes.org/ is a fantastic FOSS notes editor. I’ve used it for years.
For syncing the notes dir between computers, I use Unison-GTK over SSH, and if necessary, SSH over Tailscale.
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I like Obsidian and use it purely locally. I don’t use the syncing features and I don’t have an Obsidian account. I also always have a VPN on, so if there’s anything that needs to be blocked I let the VPN handle that and I move on. I think it’s a great option depending on your threat model, especially if you don’t plan to use it to sync to their servers!
But in general I have never heard anything sus about Obsidian.
Anyone syncing their PC and Android phone Obsidian with syncthing? That should apparently work and should be as good as their paid proprietary sync for security.
Try webdav for syncing.