Re:Playing chicken with cat.jpg
by codesuela on Thursday January 19, 2012 @10:10AM
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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.
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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.
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.