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I get regular emails from Tarsnap users thanking me for making it possible for them to recover data which they lost. The work itself isn't all that satisfying,
by cperciva 4y ago
I get regular emails from Tarsnap users thanking me for making it possible for them to recover data which they lost. The work itself isn't all that satisfying, but knowing that it's having a positive impact is very satisfying.
Interestingly, nobody has ever written to thank me for keeping their data secure. But I suppose security is something which is generally only noticed when it's missing.
- xupybd 4y agoWow! This is what I love about HN. You get people like the founder of Tarsnap responding to questions.
- calderknight 4y agohn famous for this comment chain: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
- 93po 4y agoI either didn't realize or forgot this exchange also included Drew Houston talking about his then freshly launched Dropbox product. Also interesting to see that shitty, toxic commenting was also prevalent on HN in 2007.
- jl2718 4y ago> nobody has ever written to thank me for keeping their data secure Somewhat related, I wonder if responding to lawful access / key disclosure requests is at least a little bit funny for you.
- cperciva 4y agoRather to my surprise, I have never received such a request. I don't know if this is because Tarsnap users aren't of interest to the relevant agencies, because they know they wouldn't get anything useful, or because I'm in Canada -- I wouldn't be surprised if US agencies preferred to request data directly from Amazon rather than making a request to someone outside of their jurisdiction.