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Re:Why SpiderOak doesn't de-duplicate data across users by Dylan16807 on Friday August 27, 2010 @05:24PM (#1640329)
As long as they have the files in plaintext, I prefer the 'ridiculous' method for the speed benefits. If you upload data unencrypted and expect perfect privacy on it you're fooling yourself.
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Re:Why SpiderOak doesn't de-duplicate data across users by colonelxc on Friday August 27, 2010 @06:40PM (#1640537)
SpiderOak encrypts your files before upload, and they don't have the keys. ( https://spideroak.com/whyspideroak )

Thats why at the end of the post they say that even if they decided to deduplicate in the future, they would have no way of retroactively doing it.

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Re:Why SpiderOak doesn't de-duplicate data across users by Dylan16807 on Friday August 27, 2010 @07:18PM (#1640612)
Yes, SpiderOak does, but I'm talking about the ones being complained about.
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