Open baldo opened 4 years ago
(Similar to how other apps like e.g. WhatsApp implement this.)
Hopefully that doesn't include uploading it not encrypted to Google Drive :((
(Similar to how other apps like e.g. WhatsApp implement this.)
Hopefully that doesn't include uploading it not encrypted to Google Drive :((
It's under 3.:
- Backups should be stored locally (bonus points for encrypted backups).
Right but that 3.
seems to want encrypted local backups
Right but that
3.
seems to want encrypted local backups
I have reordered the list and adjusted the wording to make it clearer...
An option to re-import a backup (bonus points for allowing this with a different account)
Something like the account migration script would be much more useful if it would be able to import room history and e2ee keys. When looking at this from the migration side it is related to https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/12577 and https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/915.
Something like the account migration script would be much more useful if it would be able to import room history and e2ee keys. When
It actually probably should do that right now - the keys are shared with new users in a room if everything is configured correctly (see #5763)
Is your suggestion related to a problem? Please describe. Our homeserver has crashed pretty badly and recovery is not really possible for all the data. This results in all one-on-one chats, and a lot of group-chats being lost. This is even worse for contacts I only had via Matrix. The problem is having to rely on the homeserver reliably backing up your data.
Describe the solution you'd like I do full backups of my harddrives on a regular basis. Is there a way to restore chats / contacts from those and perhaps even re-import them into Element? If that's not possible I propose the following feature(s) to give users control over their data / backups:
Describe alternatives you've considered
Existing issues related to this one:
Existing tools:
Additional context Such features would be a possibility for users to export their data and perhaps even move to other servers. Therefor it would help with GDPR compliance. On the other hand the privacy impact of having full backups being stored on clientside (in the context of GDPR).