On September 9th, Notion will delete the data of all Russian users due to new U.S. sanctions.

This is why "file over app" is essential — you should not be subject to the whims of platforms and governments. Be sovereign of your own data.

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File over app
https://stephango.com/file-over-app

I think you might like this. Permisionless, distributed document/ template storage, routing, signing...etc. All 100% self custody end to end encryption

I think you might like this. Permisionless, distributed document/ template storage, routing, signing...etc. All 100% self custody end to end encryption https://www.quicktemplate.app

This might just be the term I was looking for. I used to refer to it as self-hosted, but not everything has to live a cloud, even if it is your own.

I like this approach. Reminds me of "If you can't open it, you don't own it." https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/10/if-you-cant-open-it-you-dont-own-it/ (and also sounds a little familiar to "not your keys, not your coins")