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This is charitable of cpervica and tarsnap; that said, for many people, it's probably easier and safer (and you'll receive greater legal protection, long-term)

by jka 5y ago

This is charitable of cpervica and tarsnap; that said, for many people, it's probably easier and safer (and you'll receive greater legal protection, long-term) to proceed by uploading your (even pre-encrypted) documents to Google Drive or a similar cloud-based storage system. Don't get me wrong - I like encryption and pushing the envelope for what's possible in terms of keeping content private for the general public. But I get a weird sense that this is like some kind of phishing-for-valuable-(meta)data expedition.

vermilingua 5y ago
> But I get a weird sense that this is like some kind of phishing-for-valuable-(meta)data expedition. RTFA. This isn’t a sales pitch, he’s forgiving payments for those who have more important things to worry about than checking the expiry date on their CC.
- jka 5y ago
  Thank you, I have read the content and it certainly does not read like a sales pitch.
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thijsvandien 5y ago
It is clearly stated that this is a gesture to existing customers who would like to keep their backups but can't pay right now, or even think about that.
- jka 5y ago
  I understand the nature of the gesture, thank you.
jka 5y ago
(self-replying to note that as of 2022-02-26 00:14 UTC, I'm not aware of tarsnap providing, for example, an onion address for source-obscured content upload)
jka 5y ago
It was problematic of me to phrase this as potential phishing, I'm sorry. To attempt to explain - although it could be an excuse: I interpreted this situation as one that could lead to potentially less-familiar users onboarding at a risky and dangerous point-in-time, and that that could lead to the introduction of additional hazards. The nature of the service as a highly privacy-preserving and technical one, I feel, could mean that practice and care are required (ideally, during a less risky time) in order for users to learn the nature of the system and how to use it appropriately in their own environment(s).

by jka 5y ago

vermilingua 5y ago

> But I get a weird sense that this is like some kind of phishing-for-valuable-(meta)data expedition. RTFA. This isn’t a sales pitch, he’s forgiving payments for those who have more important things to worry about than checking the expiry date on their CC.

jka 5y ago
Thank you, I have read the content and it certainly does not read like a sales pitch.

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thijsvandien 5y ago

It is clearly stated that this is a gesture to existing customers who would like to keep their backups but can't pay right now, or even think about that.

jka 5y ago
I understand the nature of the gesture, thank you.

jka 5y ago

(self-replying to note that as of 2022-02-26 00:14 UTC, I'm not aware of tarsnap providing, for example, an onion address for source-obscured content upload)

jka 5y ago

It was problematic of me to phrase this as potential phishing, I'm sorry. To attempt to explain - although it could be an excuse: I interpreted this situation as one that could lead to potentially less-familiar users onboarding at a risky and dangerous point-in-time, and that that could lead to the introduction of additional hazards. The nature of the service as a highly privacy-preserving and technical one, I feel, could mean that practice and care are required (ideally, during a less risky time) in order for users to learn the nature of the system and how to use it appropriately in their own environment(s).