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February 18, 2019, 10:03:46 AM
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I'd prefer to keep it myself instead of using Coinbase. Why should people use an online service/ cloud platform to backup keyphrases and passwords? What if they got hacked? Only one potential leak could lose billions of assets for thousands of people. I may use this service only for small funds, but I'll never go for my big bag keys. Stay safe.
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February 18, 2019, 11:07:51 AM
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This is a bad idea because storing your keys in the cloud increases the likelihood that they will fall to fraudsters. I will never go for it, it's just stupid.
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February 18, 2019, 08:46:34 PM
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Never losing access to your crypto funds ever again. Coinbase now lets you secure your key phrase in Google Drive and iCloud.

“The private keys generated and stored on your mobile device are the only way to access your funds on the blockchain. Owners of ‘user-controlled wallets’ like Coinbase Wallet sometimes lose their devices or fail to back up their 12-word recovery phrase in a safe place, thus losing their funds forever,” as noted in the announcement.

Read more here: https://www.unblock.news/news/coinbase-now-lets-you-backup-your-keyphrase-in-google-drive-and-icloud

While I think this will ensure you have the full control of your account, saving your key phrase into something that is easily accessible using the internet connection is a bad idea. All hackers now need is to have your Google account and your password to access your Google drive and cloud.
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February 19, 2019, 08:17:51 AM
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You have to be mad to do it! In this case, you may lose the funds, a bad idea and I will never accept these conditions.
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February 19, 2019, 08:56:58 AM
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While I think this will ensure you have the full control of your account, saving your key phrase into something that is easily accessible using the internet connection is a bad idea. All hackers now need is to have your Google account and your password to access your Google drive and cloud.

hackers cant hack your google account as well as icloud too easily because both have solid security encryptions .  this idea is actually nice because we know dont need to copy our seeds manually  , instead we can now  just export it to a cloud storage for ease of access  .

I'd prefer to keep it myself instead of using Coinbase. Why should people use an online service/ cloud platform to backup keyphrases and passwords? What if they got hacked? Only one potential leak could lose billions of assets for thousands of people. I may use this service only for small funds, but I'll never go for my big bag keys. Stay safe.

Why would you use online wallet and online exchange ?  Thats more worst because you are entrusting your account to some one else  .  what if they will hack ?  Google and apple have a higher and better security than those who were in online wallets and exchanges   . so dont under estimate them because they are in the industry for many years before crypto invented .
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