Oh man, this is such a big deal. I was just reading an article that called cloud backups the "Achilles' heel" of private messaging, and it really stuck with me. The app itself can be locked up tight, but if you're dumping a copy of the key under the doormat, it doesn't matter. Explaining it, I just tell people the app is like a safe, but the cloud backup is like leaving a photocopy of everything in a friend's garage. They might mean well, but you don't control that copy or who else gets to see it.

What features made it more complicated than your spreadsheet?

Way out of alignment" how often do you check them?

Lightweight mud is a game changer if you don't overdo it.

Nah, data can be misleading though. I've seen the opposite work way better in practice lol.