> "or any other cloud storage provider" I just wanted to point out that as long as you're not in full control of the server hosting Owncloud (and not connect y

> "or any other cloud storage provider" I just wanted to point out that as long as you're not in full control of the server hosting Owncloud (and not connect your Owncloud to third party cloud spaces) you've to care about your own client-side crypto like on any other cloud provider (self hosted or not). So there's nothing special about Dropbox - but also not so much special in security terms about Owncloud. Anyway I would still recommend using Owncloud over any other cloud storage provider if you're able to host it or know someone hosting it. But you should consider the security implications if you care.