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Actually, alas, the challenge here is the durability of storage. Changing a disc out and synchronising its contents is out of reach for average joe, and nothing

by hkt 6y ago

Actually, alas, the challenge here is the durability of storage. Changing a disc out and synchronising its contents is out of reach for average joe, and nothing is foolproof enough. The cloud is about giving up responsibility, and sadly most people give it up gladly

zikzak 6y ago
These devices could be sold with access to an encrypted back up service so you can have you local data and search it and it's encrypted locally before being sent to an off-site back up. But then you get into those businesses going under, people not maintaining thier accounts, companies who do not actually encrypt because users really want cloud access at the end of the day, etc. When I think of something that we should be able to do but can't ("I just want a button to do X" type requirements) it is usually apparent why that doesn't exist if I give it some thought.
- throwaway316943 6y ago
  I don’t think site security is the main concern for the average person when it comes to this use case. They run the same risk with all of their physical possessions and there are existing solutions for this eg firesafes. Making sure that drive failure doesn’t wipe out your photos or files would be more important. Multiple redundant drives are the solution. If each is a small SSD and plug and play it’s something anyone could handle by just buying a new drive and swapping it out. Physical data appliances need to be as simple as a lamp. Plug it in, turn it on and occasionally replace a light bulb.
- matt-attack 6y ago
  Or use encrypted mutual backups on others like systems (eg you friend buys the same model and you each clone each other’s, transparently, securely). Storage is cheap so you just over provision the space so that it can be both super durable, and have space to backup friends’.
prepend 6y ago
I think doing some peer to peer striping should solve this. Selling a 3TB that only uses 2TB with an extra $5 to pay for a matchmaking service for 20 years.
- matt-attack 6y ago
  This.

by hkt 6y ago

zikzak 6y ago

These devices could be sold with access to an encrypted back up service so you can have you local data and search it and it's encrypted locally before being sent to an off-site back up. But then you get into those businesses going under, people not maintaining thier accounts, companies who do not actually encrypt because users really want cloud access at the end of the day, etc. When I think of something that we should be able to do but can't ("I just want a button to do X" type requirements) it is usually apparent why that doesn't exist if I give it some thought.

throwaway316943 6y ago
I don’t think site security is the main concern for the average person when it comes to this use case. They run the same risk with all of their physical possessions and there are existing solutions for this eg firesafes. Making sure that drive failure doesn’t wipe out your photos or files would be more important. Multiple redundant drives are the solution. If each is a small SSD and plug and play it’s something anyone could handle by just buying a new drive and swapping it out. Physical data appliances need to be as simple as a lamp. Plug it in, turn it on and occasionally replace a light bulb.
matt-attack 6y ago
Or use encrypted mutual backups on others like systems (eg you friend buys the same model and you each clone each other’s, transparently, securely). Storage is cheap so you just over provision the space so that it can be both super durable, and have space to backup friends’.

prepend 6y ago

I think doing some peer to peer striping should solve this. Selling a 3TB that only uses 2TB with an extra $5 to pay for a matchmaking service for 20 years.

matt-attack 6y ago
This.