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We'll get that up today, thanks for asking. Overall, we're taking a zero knowledge approach to your browsing data. We also do not store your keys on any servers for additional security measure, which means we are simply unable to provide access to your account to anyone.

Sweet, someone noticed the .bit domain support!

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We're writing up details in a blog post, since this question has come up in various forms. We'll share the link in a bit.

We'll open for general access. And to the other point, we're still in beta development with a small team, so we will open up each portion as we go, so we can manage and address the feedback properly

Please see my relatedresponse above to laksjd. We're about to publish our technical blog and will expand on the technical details.

Your comments touch upon a challenge we had when deciding how to market Tenta. At the end of the day, we want this to have mainstream appeal, which means everyone should feel comfortable using and understanding the browser and not necessarily have to know or care how the tech works, but that it simply works. For example, a good test we went through during development was to ask our own parents to review it, to make sure non-tech savvy folks understood the main points and were willing to try this out. Having said that, as I mention below, we are acutely aware that we have a trust and reputation issue since we're brand new. We'll supplement our site with a more technical blog and provide in-depth descriptions of how each feature works and our philosophy behind it.

So I totally understand your concern and we'll do our best to address it. If there's anything specific that you'd love for us to write about on our blog, let us know.

I just mentioned this note above, but to respond directly, the browser will always be free. We believe everyone should be able to access the world's information without censorship and you shouldn't have to pay to access that right. Media Players and private storage are great ideas we've thought through too. Currently the VPN is applied to the browser only, so we're thinking of charging to switch the VPN on for device-wide protection. There's also security and privacy extensions and customization support, such as adding custom DNS or your own server location.

support@tenta.io, we welcome your help. Please keep in mind we are in beta, so you'll notice some feature will state that they are under construction, but more feedback the better.

By default, the browser will always be free. You should be able to browse anonymously and control your data without paying. Currently the VPN is applied to the browser only, so we're thinking of charging to switch the VPN on for device-wide protection. Without getting ahead of myself too much, but we can also consider offering other security and privacy extensions and customization, such as custom dns or your own server location.

Yup, there are methods to fight this problem already. Our goal is to build a browser which faithfully produces the web while respecting users privacy

We know these type of questions would come up. We're thinking a lot about how to build trust as a new player in the world of privacy tools and being transparent about who we are is part of that plan. We've been in the mobile startup world for almost ten years now and based in Seattle. We'll put up our bios, share video intro and you'll be able to meet us at the conventions, etc. Of course at the end of the day, that's not enough either. We'll also start reaching out to other companies we admire in this industry to review our product and we will work hard to earn their respect, so you can have real 3rd party validation. Also love to hear what you would want to know from us to make you give Tenta a try.

The main download link on the site should be: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.tenta.android

We're using the Play Store's beta program, so you'll need to opt-in to be a beta tester first, then download

Can you please let me know where you got that link and we'll fix it.

Great question. We do plan to open source the security and privacy code because we know that's critical to building trust for this type of product. We're still heads down to get through beta phase though, so it's just a bit early to take that step. We're on version 0.99.5 now and once we get out of beta, we will open up the code for 3rd party review

In light of the latest news of Comcast selling your data and almost weekly reports of threats to privacy and censorship around the world, we want to now share and invite HN folks to check out the public beta of Tenta Browser. It's a private, encrypted browser with built-in 256bit encryption and OpenVPN. We're in the early stages of development, but have a clear mission of protecting your browsing data instead of selling it and every feature we design is based on this foundation. To help make sure we do it right, we appreciate any and all comments and feedback.