Authority Check

Togggle's commitment to balancing user privacy with legal compliance. The steps ensure that when authorities legally request access to data, the process is stringent, verifying the legitimacy of the request and providing data only when necessary and appropriate. This demonstrates Togggle's robust approach to handling sensitive user data within the decentralized storage model.

1. Legal Request to Access Data: An authority initiates the process by issuing a legal request to a company to access specific data. This is the formal beginning of a procedure that is likely regulated by laws and policies to protect user privacy.

2. Giving the list of Hashes: The company responds to the authority by providing a list of hashes. Hashes are typically unique alphanumeric strings that correspond to specific pieces of data, used to maintain the privacy and security of the data being referred to.

3. Legal request to check data of those hashes: The authority, with the list of hashes, makes a legal request to check the actual data corresponding to those hashes. This step ensures that the authority is targeting specific data points for its inquiry.

4. Check if the Authority has a legitimate request: Before any data is provided, the decentralized storage system checks if the authority's request is legitimate. This might involve verifying the legal basis of the request, such as a court order or a subpoena.

5. Provide Data: If the request is verified as legitimate, the corresponding data is retrieved from the decentralized storage and provided to the authority.