I didn’t build Vaultashy because I wanted another project. Trust me, I have plenty of projects.
I spent countless hours over the past year reading, researching, testing, breaking, and rebuilding to systematically create a true digital fortress. It's what I now call Vaultashy.
I got tired of spam in my inbox every morning. Tired of endless password resets. Tired of worrying every time I saw a new data breach headline (Dropbox, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Facebook, which is all on the dark web now).
Tired of using “privacy” tools from companies that make their money selling your data.
Google gives you Gmail for free because you’re the product. Apple promises privacy, but your backups still sit on their servers, one hack away.
Every “secure” system you use lives on someone else’s terms, not yours.
Then I started seeing how it actually works when things go bad. One vulnerability, one SIM swap, one phishing click, and it’s over.
They take your phone number, reset your Gmail, reset your bank logins, take copies of every email you’ve ever sent, your files, your images, everything, then lock you out.
By the time you figure it out, it’s too late and every company treats you as the hacker.
That’s when it hit me: real security isn’t about tools. It’s about ownership.
I wanted one system, one physical key, something no one could take with a phone call or a fake website.
Backups I could hold. A recovery plan I could explain to my family. Zero dependency on Big Tech’s “trust us” promises.
Vaultashy started as my personal fortress. It's the system I built so no one else could ever own my life but me.
Now I share it with a few others who think the same way: total control, total clarity, no illusions.
While I imagine one day creating a guided platform to help more people protect themselves at scale, today Vaultashy remains strictly one-on-one and founder-led.