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Kozmos saves your bookmarks into your browser first, then syncs with its server. And the database it creates in your browser is open source; https://github.com/kozmos/likedb

You can hack it the way you'd like.

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Like I said, I'm not ascribing any sort of nefarious or dastardly actions by you. It's more of a gut reaction of the idea of "Cloud everything".

I'd be much more interested in running my own backend, than frontend db. Yeah, I'm a control freak, I guess. But at least my data stays mine.

I agree. In fact, i like it when new products/services offer the option to self-host for free (because code is open source), as well as the option where I can pay them to host it for me (along with a little included support). In my mind, companies that don't offer both, sort of get lumped in with the googles, microsofts, apples, facebooks, snapchats, etc. of the world. Much like other commentaries, I'm not assuming automatic nefarious behavior, but providing options like i noted above, sure goes a long way in building confidence and happy customer relations.

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