Locky Privacy & Cybersecurity Knowledge Base
Educational Guides & Security Research
Learn about modern data minimization, cryptographic key derivation, image metadata scrubbing, and the principles behind zero-knowledge ephemeral sharing.
Metadata Privacy
6 min readEXIF Metadata & Geotags: What Photos Reveal About Your Location
A deep dive into Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) data, GPS latitude and longitude tracking, and why client-side metadata sanitization is critical before sharing photos online.
Ephemeral Storage
7 min readThe Dangers of Permanent Cloud Links: Why 24-Hour Self-Destruct Protects You
Why traditional cloud drives like Google Drive and Dropbox create persistent security vulnerabilities, and how automated ephemeral lifecycles eliminate link-rot and data leaks.
Cryptography
8 min readZero-Knowledge Architecture: How Scrypt Key Derivation Protects Vaults
An architectural analysis of password-based key derivation (PBKDF), salted scrypt hashing (N=16384), and stateless object headers without persistent databases.
Locky publishes peer-reviewed research on client-side privacy safeguards.
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