We've seen the world of password managers but there's SO much more information (i.e. passwords, codes, sizes, medical) that you have to manage, especially across teams and family members. Personal stores it all. Plus with the iPhone app, I have the data wherever I need it.
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I'm sure I'm not the only person who saw this and immediately worried about privacy/security of all this sensitive data.
According to their security page (https://www.personal.com/privacy...), and their white paper, it looks like Personal's product team follows best practices. Given that their data stores are an absolute treasure trove, I hope they are indeed conducting meaningful pentests.
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@muldster when I invested I conducted a full NSA-level security review on their practices, and I have invested in several security dependent companies. Their system is the BEST I have seen .... If you lose your master password, your data is irretrievable.
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Tried the product a couple of years back and will give it another look. At the time, I found the concept of sharing "gems" not intuitive and I believe I couldn't give read-view to those who didn't have a paid account. I could be mistaken.
You guys have been in this space for awhile now. Do you feel the biggest obstacle to your growth being security fears?
@mrakshaypatel The earlier version of Personal was a "Data Vault" for individual users to store and search their own information. Most of our users were actually privacy- and security-minded and chose Personal because of our privacy by design approach. And you are correct that the service was entirely paid at that point, which inhibited sharing between users and the formation of teams.
The new Personal Cloud is oriented around collaboration and teams, which, frankly, solves a much bigger problem and also requires less work by each of the members of a team or company.
We also switched to a freemium model to support easy team adoption, with all important features included in the free version (unlimited data storage, unlimited data syncing, unlimited collaborators). The premium version is for company/team accounts with advanced admin controls and data transfer capabilities for data that is clearly owned by the company/team.
Look forward to hearing what you think of the new version!
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@shanegreen Thanks Shane! I'll be happy to pass along my thoughts. This is a space I've experimented in as well. Good luck.
Hey PH, we’ve been working on a privacy-centric cloud for data for several years, but our users really wanted to be able to collaborate and co-manage important info with others at work or home, so we just launched a new collaborative version of the Personal Cloud.
You can now invite others to help you create bundles of data (like Marketing Passwords or Booking Travel or Company Accounts) and help keep it all up to date.
We would really love to hear your thoughts, especially on which use-cases resonate most with you at work or home and are here to answer any questions.
So far, people have been collaborating on shared passwords, travel info (rewards #s, passports, global entry, etc.), payment info (company CC), accounts, alarm codes as well info to share with house guests and renters, baby sitting, and pet sitting services.
There is so much more that can be done so we would love to hear back from you.
Hey PH folks, The one counter-intuitive thing I'd share about our new tools for collaborating on data in the office and home is that it improves both convenience and security at the same time.
On the convenience side, once you decide which information you want to co-manage and invite people, everyone can do their part to populate the info and keep it up to date. You don't have to try to manage a copy of everything yourself any longer.
Something as simple as changing a password, credit card number or wi-fi code is instantly updated for everyone else who has access (there are granular permissions). For admins, office managers or anyone else directly responsible for this kind of information management for teams and offices, the workload can be cut significantly.
On the privacy and security side, in addition to everything we do to encrypt and protect your data, you no longer have to compromise yourself by sending emails or messages with sensitive data. Collaborators are invited through the system and get access to a single copy of the data, and you can use "secure links" when you want to include info on other platforms (e.g. Slack, Trello, JIRA, Skype, Google docs, email, etc.).
You can also share info as "view only" with interns, contractors, temps, Airbnb guests, etc., and revoke whenever you choose. Because you can easily change info if someone leaves, it is much easier to follow proper security practices (yes, like changing passwords and alarm codes...). You can see a single use case for Airbnb hosts at: https://www.personal.com/persona...
Can't wait to see what everyone thinks!
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Full disclosure, I’m an investor in Personal, but I think their work is VERY important for both productivity and security. I looked at every solution out there before I invested, and found that all of the cloud-based solutions were oriented around unstructured data, like notes, files, messages, tasks, etc., and almost none were built from the ground up with privacy by design.
The solutions that actually support structured, computable data were either for data scientists, or were limited to just passwords — and none were designed for offices and collaboration. My office, family and I depend on Personal and I would encourage you to give it a try to get your team on the same page with all the info you constantly need.
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