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title: Problem Statement

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# Problem Statement

Cryptography is a powerful, open technology, but difficult to apply correctly.

People's digital life is siloed into applications, leaving them with little control or ownership over their data.

mission:
We build for an internet where everyone has sovereign control over their data.

Applications must be open tools which the user can wield to construct their digital life.

An important step is need to make cryptography user-friendly, so that building great applications which respect users sovereignty becomes the norm.

need:
for humans to be able to easily own their own digital life
