<p>The answer is no. Notations are stored only in your wallet which is always encrypted using your username and password.</p>

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2013-02-21T17:25:36.843Z
2013-02-21T17:25:36.843Z
David Schwartz
<p>If I use the official client at Ripple.com, and add someone to my contact list ... does the information "I believe that X's Ripple address is Y" get stored anywhere in unencrypted form? Is it broadcast to any central server?</p>

<p>I assume the answer is No, but I want to get an official confirmation. (These days many websites log a lot of user actions, my expectations from the Ripple client is that it does not).</p>

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Do the various Ripple clients leak any data about account names?
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# Do the various Ripple clients leak any data about account names?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-02-21)

If I use the official client at Ripple.com, and add someone to my contact list ... does the information "I believe that X's Ripple address is Y" get stored anywhere in unencrypted form? Is it broadcast to any central server?

I assume the answer is No, but I want to get an official confirmation. (These days many websites log a lot of user actions, my expectations from the Ripple client is that it does not).

**Tags:** privacy, ripple


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-02-21. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

The answer is no. Notations are stored only in your wallet which is always encrypted using your username and password.


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