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I have a number of clients who can't keep their data in the US due to privacy considerations. Sadly, I can't send them to you until you accept Canadian custome
by mock 17y ago
I have a number of clients who can't keep their data in the US due to privacy considerations. Sadly, I can't send them to you until you accept Canadian customers. Which is unfortunate, as it's typically Canadian organizations that have this privacy issue with US backup providers.
(I recognize why you've made the decision that you did, but it is definitely preventing you from getting a certain class of customer who really actually cares about what you're selling vs other backup storage providers)
- cperciva 17y agoPrivacy laws generally don't care about encryption, so -- since Tarsnap hosts data in the US -- Canadians who are bound by such laws won't find Tarsnap useful anyway.
- mock 17y agoThe common case is not being bound by privacy law, but rather having a pr/marketing/sales challenge due to customer fears of the patriot act being used to nab data in the US. Your service allows me to give them a solid answer as to why that risk has been mitigated while simultaneously maintaining the advantages of S3. If you offered Canada only hosting it would be better still, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for a major cloud provider to offer entirely Canadian hosting.