{
  "id": 17436478,
  "title": "A/SIDE – Private photo sharing and encrypted messages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/a-side-private-photo-sharing-and-encrypted-messages",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T16:16:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://a-side.social/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A/SIDE is a private photo sharing and encrypted messaging app. Users sign up with their email and can share their personal invite link with friends. Once connected, they can view each other's posts. There are two paid plans: Pro Individual at $20/year and Pro Family at $60/year. The Pro plans offer access to longer history. The app is free, with a 30-day history limit. Paid plans unlock the full archive. No ads or monthly plans are included. The app runs on its own independent servers, not on AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. The privacy policy outlines data handling. The app uses speech recognition on the device, keeping audio local. Users can dictate captions, comments, and messages. Dictation audio stays on the device. Photos can be cropped and filtered before sharing. Finished posts are drafts that can be saved. Older conversations are not end-to-end encrypted but are not automatically deleted after 30 days. The last 30 days of feed and message history are always accessible. Optional contact matching shows name and profile photo before connection approval.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}