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No. No it is not. I'm sorry, this is just objectively wrong, and I don't mean to pick on you personally, but I do think it needs to be said.

Without online, it's in the hands of ONE party. Online, it's in the hands of that same party and at least one more.

Objectively less private.

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You are right, I get what you are saying. But I guess I'm speaking more from a user perspective. Some people have told me they can't write down private things in a physical journal; as someone they are living with can easily pick it up and read it. In theory, a digital copy can be secured with more confidence than a physical copy ... for example by encrypting things with a key that you're confident only you have access to. I think I should have said that one benefit of "digital" is the potential for increased security ... online is clearly not the case.

and it's completely ok, I love hacker news because it's one of the more honest places on the internet.

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