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There aren't a bunch. Sugarsync and Dropbox only offer encrypted transport of your files. To actually encrypt the files/folders themselves requires a 3rd part
by gregd 14y ago
There aren't a bunch. Sugarsync and Dropbox only offer encrypted transport of your files. To actually encrypt the files/folders themselves requires a 3rd party piece.
Mega offers everything wrapped in encryption, so presumably, his company will have plausible deniability (zero knowledge) of the files/folders that his service is being used for.
From a technical standpoint, I also believe it makes de-duplication impossible but someone with more knowledge on that subject can comment on it.
- DanBC 14y agoDropbox offers encrypted storage of files. (https://www.dropbox.com/help/27/en https://www.dropbox.com/help/27/en) > Dropbox uses modern encryption methods to both transfer and store your data. Sure, you're right that the difference is that dropbox holds the keys and mega doesn't. But you're also ignoring the fact that Dotcom has had considerable interest from law enforcement in the past, and that some companies have cooperated with law enforcement by pushing malformed client software to some customers. (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/11/encrypted-e-mai/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/11/encrypted-e-mai/)
- thirsteh 14y agoEncrypting files at rest means nothing if the data and keys aren't separate. It's just compliance/PR fluff.
- gregd 14y agoThanks for the clarification on Dropbox. So it appears that the "key" (pun intended) is who has the key. Dropbox offering "encrypted" storage while holding the key, isn't really encrypted storage now is it. :)