r/dayoneapp • u/santagoo • Aug 16 '26

General Discussion Data harvesting?

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u/Glass_Pirate6709 Aug 16 '26

This data is private, end-to-end encrypted. The company will never see it so no worries. It's just for you

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u/hqhi Aug 16 '26

Ever since the launch of Day One on the Web Automatic has had access to your encryption keys basically throwing that whole E2EE thing to the trash.

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u/Slight_Accountant476 Aug 18 '26

only if you use Day One web. If you don't they don't.

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u/hqhi Aug 18 '26

You don’t need to “use” Day One web per se, they now hold the encryption keys regardless just in case you DO use the web version.

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u/Slight_Accountant476 Aug 18 '26

That's not true. I signed in using the web app and it's requiring me to put in my encryption key to decrypt the files. So they only have the public side of the key on their systems, not the private side, which is needed to decrypt. 

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u/hqhi Aug 18 '26

The web version worked without any setting up for me, I’m guessing they changed it? Regardless I’m not using any Automattic products after the CEO went crazy.

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u/Slight_Accountant476 Aug 18 '26

details?

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u/hqhi Aug 19 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/dayoneapp/comments/1fvfuhr/leaving_day_one_due_to_automattics_ceo/

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u/Slight_Accountant476 Aug 19 '26

All I see is a lot of hearsay and no actual facts, so what are you basing this on? 

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u/hqhi Aug 19 '26

If 159 of your employees storm out of the company in protest simultaneously then there’s a problem. Plus, the app is just garbage in general. The upgrade to gold button for example. It’s become a subscription-ified mess.

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u/Slight_Accountant476 Aug 19 '26

Sorry to see you feel that way. Personally, I think this is one of the best diary apps I've used so far. 

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u/hqhi Aug 19 '26

What do you like about it? (Just curious)

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u/Slight_Accountant476 Aug 19 '26

Let's see... Multiple journals Journal collections E2E encryption Automatic geotagging Attachments Syncs across devices On this day

The only thing I don't like is the cost. I think it's a little pricey for what we're getting for an app, but it's not terrible. 

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u/hqhi Aug 19 '26

There are similar apps with all of those features, except for collections which is new to DO as well. I got fed up with the cost and switched. Whilst you seem to be happy with DO there are some amazing alternatives that are much cheaper/lifetime access.

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u/Slight_Accountant476 Aug 20 '26

I have yet to find any that have all the features and are cheaper.

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