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You can store your data encrypted. I use Cryptomator on top of Dropbox for keeping my personal files in the cloud and synced between systems. It works on any on

You can store your data encrypted. I use Cryptomator on top of Dropbox for keeping my personal files in the cloud and synced between systems. It works on any online storage that presents itself as a drive to your OS. You lose all of value-added functionality of the cloud storage application, though, like the web interface and the ability to share.

jjav 5y ago
> You can store your data encrypted. You can, I can (actually, I run my own file servers, even better). Average person can't (won't even be aware they should). We could say let's educate people (yes, let's). But really, infrastructure should be neutrally available to everyone like roads or the old POTS network. It can only be achieved through regulation, since these companies will always be self-serving at every step otherwise.
traceroute66 5y ago
> You lose all of value-added functionality of the cloud storage application, though, like the web interface and the ability to share. Only because you chose the wrong solution. ;-) Look at Tresorit[1] instead. [1]https://tresorit.com/ https://tresorit.com/
- llampx 5y ago
  Using "Swiss privacy" gets my hackles up. And what is with the website hijacking my back button? If I click on "Individual" at the top, I can't go back from that page.
  - traceroute66 5y ago
    Well its a million times better than better than "I'm Dropbox/Google etc. , a US jurisdiction company, with servers in the US, trust me (wink wink) , I will never give Uncle Sam your data"
    - llampx 5y ago
      That's the thing, I'm not so sure that it is that much better.