diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 2a0eb16..f652bf0 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -2415,6 +2415,26 @@ Rules:
 - Any time the deploy output isn't verified by the smoke test, run
   `node scripts/smoke-test.mjs` manually before shipping.
 
+### Trust, privacy and consistency invariants
+- **No BFT / no relay quorum.** Nostr events are signed facts; relays are not
+  voters. Social feeds resolve conflicts locally, not by consensus.
+- **Deterministic merge:** `src/lib/eventMerge.ts` is the single merge policy
+  (newest `created_at`, event-id tie-break, local tombstones). Do not add
+  "first relay wins" logic; relay arrival order must not change the result.
+- **Trust boundaries are documented** in `docs/THREAT_MODEL.md`. Keep UI copy
+  honest: a confirmed trade means both parties signed; a payment proof means the
+  money leg was paid; escrow is time-locked, not arbitration.
+- **No remote hotlinks for small brand assets:** OpenSats icons are local under
+  `public/images/` so rendering the footer does not leak the viewer's IP.
+- **Android Auto Backup is off** (`android:allowBackup="false"` injected by
+  `scripts/inject-backup-policy.mjs`); identity/settings/escrow state stays on
+  the device and must be exported explicitly.
+- **Image uploads re-encode decodable formats through canvas** to strip
+  EXIF/GPS before Blossom. GIF and HEIC/HEIF are passed through because they need
+  special handling; do not claim they are metadata-stripped.
+- **No mandatory identity, deposit or global trust score.** Use warnings,
+  explicit consent and optional escrow at value boundaries.
+
 ### Distribution without GitHub
 > **Owner decision (2026-10-30): no external identities.** Distribution must
 > stay self-hosted and Nostr-based. Do **not** create or ask for GitLab,
diff --git a/docs/THREAT_MODEL.md b/docs/THREAT_MODEL.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72ad445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/THREAT_MODEL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# SkateSpots threat model
+
+This is the short, technical version of what SkateSpots can and cannot guarantee.
+It exists so product copy, support answers and future code do not accidentally
+promise consensus, arbitration or delivery verification that the system does not
+have.
+
+## The model in one sentence
+
+**SkateSpots verifies signed facts, keeps a local view, and uses social/economic
+signals at value boundaries. It does not run a consensus protocol.**
+
+Nostr relays are not voters. A relay can withhold, censor, reorder or serve a
+stale event, but it cannot forge a valid signature. Different clients can
+therefore see different snapshots of the network without either side being
+"wrong" in a Byzantine-consensus sense.
+
+## Assets
+
+- Nostr identity keys and local signer access.
+- Local cache, drafts, pending posts and local deletion tombstones.
+- Crew membership and Cordn group membership.
+- Marketplace listings, offers, trade attestations and reputation.
+- Cashu proofs and escrow tokens.
+- Device storage and any local backup/export.
+
+## Actors and trust boundaries
+
+| Actor | Can do | Cannot do |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Author | Sign events with their key | Forge another author's signature |
+| Relay | Withhold, censor, reorder, serve stale or conflicting signed events | Forge a valid event; guarantee availability |
+| Cordn coordinator | Route opaque group ciphertext; drop or delay messages | Read plaintext; forge an author proof |
+| Cashu mint | Issue/redeem proofs, enforce locktime, freeze or become insolvent | Spend a correctly locked P2PK proof without a valid witness |
+| Founder/admin | Modify the crew record, moderate crew content | Forge members' signatures; guarantee global agreement |
+| Buyer/seller | Publish attestations and payment/receipt claims | Make a false claim true by signing it |
+| WebView / host | Run the client | Be assumed trustworthy after device compromise |
+
+## Guarantees
+
+- **Authenticity:** a valid Schnorr signature proves which key signed an event,
+  not that the content is true.
+- **Availability:** the client can use cached data and multiple relays; there is
+  no guarantee that every relay has every event.
+- **Local determinism:** when two valid versions of an addressable or replaceable
+  event exist, the client chooses the newest `created_at`, with an event-id
+  tie-breaker. This is deterministic, not globally agreed.
+- **Deletion:** NIP-09 is a request. Local tombstones prevent a deleted item from
+  flashing back on that device; relays may ignore the request.
+- **Payments:** a Lightning preimage proves the invoice was paid. It does not
+  prove goods were delivered.
+- **Escrow:** a time-locked Cashu P2PK token protects the buyer after the lock
+  expires and lets the seller redeem on delivery. It is not arbitration and does
+  not prove delivery.
+- **Reputation:** reciprocal signed attestations, distinct partners and
+  web-of-trust weighting are evidence. Two colluding accounts can still create a
+  fake trade; the app must not present that as proof of goods.
+
+## Non-guarantees
+
+- No global ordering or consensus over relays.
+- No protection from a compromised identity key, signer or device.
+- No guaranteed delivery or carrier verification.
+- No neutral dispute resolution.
+- No guarantee that every relay honours deletion or moderation.
+- No guarantee that a mint remains solvent, online or P2PK-compatible.
+- No anonymity guarantee: public events, relays, image hosts and map/weather
+  providers may observe network metadata.
+- No guarantee that a Cordn coordinator cannot censor a group. It cannot read or
+  forge messages, but it can drop them.
+
+## Cordn specifically
+
+The current Cordn group scheme is NIP-44 group delivery with a signed author
+proof inside the ciphertext. It is not full MLS yet: it does not provide MLS
+forward secrecy or post-compromise security. A coordinator cannot read the
+message or impersonate the author, but it can refuse to relay it.
+
+## Marketplace safety rules
+
+- Prefer escrowed or in-person deals for high-value trades.
+- Never send a plain, unlocked Cashu token in a public event.
+- Treat "confirmed trade" as "both parties signed", not "goods verified".
+- Treat "payment verified" as "the money leg is verified".
+- A new account with no distinct confirmed partners is a warning, not a ban.
+- Cash, barter and off-platform settlement have no on-chain proof; use
+  reputation and judgement.
+
+## Privacy boundaries
+
+- Public Nostr events are public forever in practice; deletion is best-effort.
+- DMs and Cordn ciphertext are encrypted, but metadata (who, when, which group)
+  may be visible to relays/coordinators depending on the feature.
+- Images are public once uploaded; strip metadata before upload and do not put
+  addresses in public listing images.
+- Self-hosted infrastructure avoids third-party analytics, but network observers
+  can still see traffic to relays, image hosts, map tiles and weather services.
+
+## What would change this model
+
+A real consensus or arbitration layer would need a separate design with explicit
+participants, quorum, liveness, slashing/appeals and privacy trade-offs. It
+should not be smuggled in as "trust" copy or a global score. Until then:
+**signed facts, local merge, explicit boundaries, no fake guarantees.**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b567118..d1f3fd4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
     "check:i18n": "node scripts/check-i18n.mjs",
     "test": "npm i --silent && tsc --noEmit && tsc -p cvm-server/tsconfig.json && tsc -p ai-proxy/tsconfig.json && tsc -p push-service/tsconfig.json && eslint && node scripts/check-i18n.mjs && vitest run --reporter=dot --silent && vite build -l error && cp dist/index.html dist/404.html && echo 'All tests passed!'",
     "deploy": "npm i --silent && npm run build && npx -y nostr-deploy-cli deploy --skip-setup",
-    "android:init": "npm run android:build:apk && npx cap add android && npx cap sync android && node scripts/inject-amber-queries.mjs && node scripts/inject-main-activity.mjs && node scripts/inject-network-security.mjs && node scripts/inject-signing-config.mjs && node scripts/make-android-splash.mjs",
-    "android:sync": "npm run android:build:apk && npx cap sync android && node scripts/sync-android-version.mjs && node scripts/inject-amber-queries.mjs && node scripts/inject-deep-links.mjs && node scripts/inject-main-activity.mjs && node scripts/inject-network-security.mjs && node scripts/inject-signing-config.mjs && node scripts/make-android-splash.mjs",
+    "android:init": "npm run android:build:apk && npx cap add android && npx cap sync android && node scripts/inject-amber-queries.mjs && node scripts/inject-main-activity.mjs && node scripts/inject-network-security.mjs && node scripts/inject-backup-policy.mjs && node scripts/inject-signing-config.mjs && node scripts/make-android-splash.mjs",
+    "android:sync": "npm run android:build:apk && npx cap sync android && node scripts/sync-android-version.mjs && node scripts/inject-amber-queries.mjs && node scripts/inject-deep-links.mjs && node scripts/inject-main-activity.mjs && node scripts/inject-network-security.mjs && node scripts/inject-backup-policy.mjs && node scripts/inject-signing-config.mjs && node scripts/make-android-splash.mjs",
     "android:open": "npx cap open android",
     "android:version": "node scripts/sync-android-version.mjs",
-    "android:build": "npm run android:build:apk && npx cap sync android && node scripts/sync-android-version.mjs && node scripts/inject-amber-queries.mjs && node scripts/inject-deep-links.mjs && node scripts/inject-main-activity.mjs && node scripts/inject-network-security.mjs && node scripts/inject-signing-config.mjs && node scripts/make-android-splash.mjs && cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease",
+    "android:build": "npm run android:build:apk && npx cap sync android && node scripts/sync-android-version.mjs && node scripts/inject-amber-queries.mjs && node scripts/inject-deep-links.mjs && node scripts/inject-main-activity.mjs && node scripts/inject-network-security.mjs && node scripts/inject-backup-policy.mjs && node scripts/inject-signing-config.mjs && node scripts/make-android-splash.mjs && cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease",
     "android:build:apk": "CAPACITOR_BUILD=1 vite build && sed -i 's|<script type=\"module\" src=\"/shakespeare_tailwind[^\"]*\\.js\"></script>||g' dist/index.html && sed -i 's|<style type=\"text/tailwindcss\">|<style>|g' dist/index.html && cp dist/index.html dist/404.html",
     "newsletter:weekly": "tsx scripts/newsletter-weekly.ts",
     "translation:matrix": "node scripts/translation-matrix.mjs"
diff --git a/public/images/opensats.ico b/public/images/opensats.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3370339
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/opensats.ico differ
diff --git a/scripts/inject-backup-policy.mjs b/scripts/inject-backup-policy.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4352138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/inject-backup-policy.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Disable Android Auto Backup for SkateSpots.
+ *
+ * The app stores identity material, local settings, pending escrow tokens and
+ * other private state in its WebView storage. Android Auto Backup can copy that
+ * data to a cloud account without the user ever asking for a backup. Keep it
+ * device-local: SkateSpots has its own explicit export/backup flows.
+ *
+ * Idempotent; exits quietly when android/ has not been generated yet.
+ */
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const root = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..');
+const manifestPath = join(root, 'android', 'app', 'src', 'main', 'AndroidManifest.xml');
+
+if (!existsSync(manifestPath)) {
+  console.log('[inject-backup-policy] android/ not generated yet — skipping.');
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+let manifest = readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf8');
+const before = manifest;
+
+if (/android:allowBackup="[^"]*"/.test(manifest)) {
+  manifest = manifest.replace(/android:allowBackup="[^"]*"/, 'android:allowBackup="false"');
+} else {
+  manifest = manifest.replace(
+    /<application\b/,
+    '<application android:allowBackup="false"',
+  );
+}
+
+if (manifest === before) {
+  console.log('[inject-backup-policy] allowBackup already disabled.');
+} else {
+  writeFileSync(manifestPath, manifest);
+  console.log('[inject-backup-policy] ✓ Disabled Android cloud backup (allowBackup=false).');
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Layout.tsx b/src/components/Layout.tsx
index d484d52..392a541 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ export function Layout({ children, noPadding }: LayoutProps) {
                 <span>{t('chromeUi.notSponsoredBy')}</span>
                 <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
                   <img 
-                    src="https://opensats.org/favicon.ico" 
+                    src="/images/opensats.ico" 
                     alt="OpenSats" 
                     className="h-4 w-4"
                   />
diff --git a/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx b/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx
index f956e62..ea9da4d 100644
--- a/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function MapFooterStrip() {
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
           <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-gray-500">
             {t('chromeUi.notSponsoredBy')}
-            <img src="https://opensats.org/favicon.ico" alt="OpenSats" className="h-3 w-3" />
+            <img src="/images/opensats.ico" alt="OpenSats" className="h-3 w-3" />
             <span className="font-medium text-gray-400">OpenSats</span>
           </span>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSkateRelays.ts b/src/hooks/useSkateRelays.ts
index 75d55bb..742c96a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSkateRelays.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSkateRelays.ts
@@ -4,30 +4,27 @@ import { useAppContext } from '@/hooks/useAppContext';
 import { useRelays } from '@/lib/relays';
 import { useCitrine } from '@/hooks/useCitrine';
 import { SKATE_RELAY } from '@/lib/types';
+import { mergeEvents } from '@/lib/eventMerge';
+import { getLocalDeletions } from '@/lib/localDeletions';
 import type { NostrEvent, NostrFilter } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 
 /**
- * Deduplicate a batch of events from several relays, keeping the newest per
- * identity:
- *  - addressable (has `d`): `pubkey:kind:d-tag`;
- *  - replaceable (0, 3, 10000–19999): `pubkey:kind` (NIP-01 keeps only the
- *    latest per author+kind — keying by id would surface stale profiles/relay
- *    lists when relays return different versions);
- *  - otherwise: the event id.
+ * Merge relay results deterministically and drop this device's local deletion
+ * tombstones. Consensus is deliberately absent: relays are not voters, and this
+ * client must not let relay timing decide which version of an event is shown.
  */
 function dedupeEvents(events: NostrEvent[]): NostrEvent[] {
-  const map = new Map<string, NostrEvent>();
-  for (const event of events) {
-    const dTag = event.tags.find(([name]) => name === 'd')?.[1];
-    let key: string;
-    if (dTag) key = `${event.pubkey}:${event.kind}:${dTag}`;
-    else if (event.kind === 0 || event.kind === 3 || (event.kind >= 10000 && event.kind < 20000)) {
-      key = `${event.pubkey}:${event.kind}`;
-    } else key = event.id;
-    const existing = map.get(key);
-    if (!existing || event.created_at > existing.created_at) map.set(key, event);
-  }
-  return Array.from(map.values());
+  const deleted = getLocalDeletions();
+  return mergeEvents(events, {
+    isDeleted: (event) => {
+      const dTag = event.tags.find(([name]) => name === 'd')?.[1];
+      const coord = dTag !== undefined ? `${event.kind}:${event.pubkey}:${dTag}` : undefined;
+      return !!(
+        (coord && deleted.has(coord)) ||
+        deleted.has(`e:${event.id}`)
+      );
+    },
+  });
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/hooks/useUploadFile.ts b/src/hooks/useUploadFile.ts
index d8e2400..11cf5f2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useUploadFile.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useUploadFile.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,8 @@ async function prepareImage(file: File): Promise<File> {
   try {
     const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(file);
     const scale = Math.min(1, 1600 / Math.max(bitmap.width, bitmap.height));
-    // Already small enough: keep the original bytes/format.
-    if (scale === 1 && file.size <= 1_200_000) {
-      bitmap.close();
-      return file;
-    }
+    // Always redraw through a canvas, even for images that are already small:
+    // this strips EXIF/GPS and other metadata before the file leaves the device.
     const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
     canvas.width = Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.width * scale));
     canvas.height = Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.height * scale));
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ async function prepareImage(file: File): Promise<File> {
     const blob = await new Promise<Blob | null>((resolve) => {
       canvas.toBlob(resolve, 'image/webp', 0.84);
     });
-    if (!blob || blob.size >= file.size) return file;
+    if (!blob) return file;
     const base = file.name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '') || 'image';
     return new File([blob], `${base}.webp`, { type: 'image/webp', lastModified: file.lastModified });
   } catch {
diff --git a/src/lib/eventMerge.test.ts b/src/lib/eventMerge.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37982b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/eventMerge.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import type { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
+import { eventMergeKey, eventReplaces, mergeEvents } from './eventMerge';
+
+function ev(partial: Partial<NostrEvent> & { id: string }): NostrEvent {
+  return {
+    pubkey: 'a'.repeat(64),
+    created_at: 100,
+    kind: 1,
+    tags: [],
+    content: '',
+    sig: '0'.repeat(128),
+    ...partial,
+  } as NostrEvent;
+}
+
+describe('eventMerge', () => {
+  it('keys addressable, replaceable and regular events correctly', () => {
+    expect(eventMergeKey(ev({ id: '1', kind: 30818, tags: [['d', 'spot']] }))).toBe(
+      `${'a'.repeat(64)}:30818:spot`,
+    );
+    expect(eventMergeKey(ev({ id: '2', kind: 0 }))).toBe(`${'a'.repeat(64)}:0`);
+    expect(eventMergeKey(ev({ id: '3', kind: 1 }))).toBe('3');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the newest addressable version regardless of input order', () => {
+    const old = ev({ id: 'b', kind: 30818, tags: [['d', 'spot']], created_at: 100 });
+    const fresh = ev({ id: 'a', kind: 30818, tags: [['d', 'spot']], created_at: 101 });
+
+    expect(mergeEvents([old, fresh])).toEqual([fresh]);
+    expect(mergeEvents([fresh, old])).toEqual([fresh]);
+  });
+
+  it('uses event id as a deterministic tie-breaker', () => {
+    const first = ev({ id: 'aaa', kind: 30000, tags: [['d', 'x']], created_at: 100 });
+    const second = ev({ id: 'zzz', kind: 30000, tags: [['d', 'x']], created_at: 100 });
+
+    expect(eventReplaces(first, second)).toBe(true);
+    expect(mergeEvents([first, second])).toEqual([second]);
+    expect(mergeEvents([second, first])).toEqual([second]);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps distinct regular events and deduplicates by id', () => {
+    const a = ev({ id: 'a' });
+    const b = ev({ id: 'b' });
+    expect(mergeEvents([a, b, a])).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  it('drops local tombstones', () => {
+    const a = ev({ id: 'a', kind: 30818, tags: [['d', 'spot']] });
+    const b = ev({ id: 'b', kind: 30818, tags: [['d', 'other']] });
+
+    expect(mergeEvents([a, b], { isDeleted: (event) => event.id === 'a' })).toEqual([b]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/eventMerge.ts b/src/lib/eventMerge.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba551d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/eventMerge.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import type { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
+
+/**
+ * Deterministic event merging.
+ *
+ * Nostr does not provide global ordering: relays can return the same logical
+ * event set in a different order, and two relays can serve different versions
+ * of an addressable event. We do not attempt consensus; we make the client's
+ * local answer deterministic and explainable.
+ *
+ * Rules:
+ *  - addressable events (`d` tag): newest `created_at` wins;
+ *  - replaceable events (kind 0/3 and 10000-19999): newest `created_at` wins;
+ *  - regular events: identity is the event id;
+ *  - equal timestamps: lexicographically larger event id wins, so relay order
+ *    and Promise timing cannot change the result.
+ *
+ * Local NIP-09 tombstones are applied by the caller before/while merging; a
+ * tombstone is a device-local safety net, not a claim that every relay erased
+ * the event.
+ */
+export type EventMergePredicate = (event: NostrEvent) => boolean;
+
+export interface EventMergeOptions {
+  /** Return true for events that must not appear (local tombstones, moderation). */
+  isDeleted?: EventMergePredicate;
+}
+
+/** Stable identity used to compare two versions of the same logical event. */
+export function eventMergeKey(event: NostrEvent): string {
+  const dTag = event.tags.find(([name]) => name === 'd')?.[1];
+  if (dTag !== undefined) return `${event.pubkey}:${event.kind}:${dTag}`;
+  if (event.kind === 0 || event.kind === 3 || (event.kind >= 10000 && event.kind < 20000)) {
+    return `${event.pubkey}:${event.kind}`;
+  }
+  return event.id;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return true when `candidate` should replace `current` for the same key.
+ * Larger ids win ties; this is arbitrary but stable across relays and devices.
+ */
+export function eventReplaces(current: NostrEvent, candidate: NostrEvent): boolean {
+  if (candidate.created_at !== current.created_at) {
+    return candidate.created_at > current.created_at;
+  }
+  return candidate.id > current.id;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Merge events from one or more relays into one deterministic list.
+ *
+ * The returned list is sorted by key only for stable snapshots; callers that
+ * care about display order should sort for their own UI.
+ */
+export function mergeEvents(
+  events: readonly NostrEvent[],
+  options: EventMergeOptions = {},
+): NostrEvent[] {
+  const { isDeleted } = options;
+  const byKey = new Map<string, NostrEvent>();
+
+  for (const event of events) {
+    if (isDeleted?.(event)) continue;
+
+    const key = eventMergeKey(event);
+    const current = byKey.get(key);
+    if (!current || eventReplaces(current, event)) {
+      byKey.set(key, event);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [...byKey.values()];
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/TrustPage.tsx b/src/pages/TrustPage.tsx
index 9155a90..0ebd109 100644
--- a/src/pages/TrustPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/TrustPage.tsx
@@ -115,12 +115,20 @@ export default function TrustPage() {
         <p>{t('trustUi.povDesc')}</p>
       </Section>
 
-      <div className="flex justify-center pt-2">
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 pt-2">
         <Link to="/settings">
           <Button className="gap-2 bg-[#ccff00] text-black hover:bg-[#ccff00]/90">
             {t('trustUi.settingsCta')}
           </Button>
         </Link>
+        <a
+          href="https://git.skate-spots.org/skatespots/SkateSpots/blob/main/docs/THREAT_MODEL.md"
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+          className="text-xs text-gray-500 underline decoration-dotted underline-offset-2 hover:text-gray-300"
+        >
+          {t('common.learnMore')}
+        </a>
       </div>
     </div>
   );