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Re:Playing chicken with cat.jpg by codesuela on Thursday January 19, 2012 @10:10AM (#3484747)
If you are looking for a service like tarsnap (client side encrypted file storage service) you should check out Wuala (not affiliated, just a personal recommendation). It has a nice (cross platform, Java) GUI client and all the features dropbox has plus encryption. It is operated by a Swiss company and therefore is subject to strong privacy laws. You can also access it through your browser (Java applet) and they have native iOS and Android apps.
Re:Playing chicken with cat.jpg by teaspoon on Thursday January 19, 2012 @11:39AM (#3485218)
Why should I care that the company is Swiss? The point of client-side encryption is that I don't need to worry about who's hosting my data or what jurisdiction they're under.
Re:Playing chicken with cat.jpg by DanBC on Thursday January 19, 2012 @07:36PM (#3487698)
See, for example, Hushmail, which has no option but to cooperate with correctly formed legal documents. This means that they use the passphrase (which they can capture within a short time) of the non-java-applet version of their software, or they serve a modified applet.

Being in a different jurisdiction provides a small amount of protection.

Re:Playing chicken with cat.jpg by dchest on Thursday January 19, 2012 @02:43PM (#3486249)