I encrypt all of my information before I back it up. It is a risk that I am willing to take. Governments can always decrypt my information. Bruce Schneier, a wo

I encrypt all of my information before I back it up. It is a risk that I am willing to take. Governments can always decrypt my information. Bruce Schneier, a world-renowned security expert who wrote "Click Here to Kill Everybody", states that he does not recommend storing information in foreign servers, in countries that you are not a citizen of. I suggest taking that advice. Acronis is Swiss-based and has to comply with the GDPR, due to its direct ties with the European Union. I am a dual US|EU (Croatian) citizen, with legal rights to work/live/retire in Switzerland, so I do not have to worry about storing my information "abroad". The EU has strict regulations, and they are only going to get stricter. There have even been talks about the EU being allowed to legally break encryption recently. If you are a third-country national (not an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen), then I do not recommend Acronis cloud backup or any other EU/EEA/Swiss service for storing your personal data. America may have its problems, and privacy may be a joke, but at least you have rights and sovereignty there.