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Well done for making something and having the guts to share it with the world.

A bit of critical feedback:

1) the image of a girl on the beach doesn't seem to have much relevance or am I missing something?

2) how is the data stored and backed up? (Details on encryption, backup regularity etc...)

Hi. Thanks for the feedback. Being honest this is a really early stage idea and basically I just wanted to get some nice photography on the home page.

Data is currently stored in RDS on Amazon. When moving to doing private discussions (the next major feature) then I'll really focus in on security and possibly encryption on the messages. Privacy is an interesting topic actually. Making sure private conversations are "unreadable" is something I'm very interested in.

I was a bit hesitant to release it this early to be honest but thought it was better just to "get it out there" and start getting feedback even if it is rough around the edges.

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