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I don't understand how my data is safeguarded by my home server when it's data I'm sharing with users who aren't on that same server. Once the data is shared, it's no longer under my control. I've wondered if there is a way to protect it, but I've yet to figure it out.

Of course, I'd love to find that there is someone who has a solution. I was unable to determine if buddycloud has figured it out.

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There's no way to share information with another person and be sure it is protected, but if you do trust that person, then you can encrypt the data so only he can read it. All these new supposedly secure social networks still rely on the server admins and such not to look at or "lose" your information.

The problem has been discussed a lot here and I believe that you are correct that no amount of gymnastics will allow one to escape this dilemma.

For example, see:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1789435

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