<p>You can encrypt your data before you store it. However anyone would have access to the encrypted data and, if the encryption is broken (either now or in the future), the encrypted data will be revealed.</p>

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2019-04-02T05:10:21.343Z
2019-04-02T05:10:21.343Z
Ava Chow
<p>Given that Bitcoin is a public and permissionless blockchain, does this mean that any data stored in it will be free for anyone to see?</p>

<p>Is it possible to store documents such as screenshots etc.?</p>

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2019-04-02T12:32:37.937Z
Possible duplicate of [Is blockchain really secure to store sensitive data?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/83001/is-blockchain-really-secure-to-store-sensitive-data)
RedGrittyBrick
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Is it possible to store data privately into the bitcoin blockchain?
AdaptiveAnalysis
# Is it possible to store data privately into the bitcoin blockchain?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-02)

Given that Bitcoin is a public and permissionless blockchain, does this mean that any data stored in it will be free for anyone to see?

Is it possible to store documents such as screenshots etc.?

**Tags:** blockchain, storage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Possible duplicate of [Is blockchain really secure to store sensitive data?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/83001/is-blockchain-really-secure-to-store-sensitive-data)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-04-02. Score: 4

You can encrypt your data before you store it. However anyone would have access to the encrypted data and, if the encryption is broken (either now or in the future), the encrypted data will be revealed.


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