Why isn P.Bio web-based, like GMail or Flickr?
There are three main reasons for this: 1) Security and Privacy: If P.Bio was web-based all of your personal information, and that of thousands of others too, would be located on servers somewhere. If a hacker was able to get into that system (as they’ve gotten into other systems) they would have access to the personal information of thousands of people. The information would still be encrypted (as it is now) and it would be very difficult to decrypt, but the fact is access to your information would be out of your hands. Instead, with P.Bio based on your computer you have total control over access to the information. 2) By installing P.Bio directly on your personal computer you don’t need to have internet access to view your P.Bio. You only need internet access for occasional refreshes, which can be done only once a week or even less if you want. So if you install P.Bio on a laptop you can take your P.Bio to a cafe, camping, to a friend’s house, or even on a trip to another country… a
