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I can't help but look at 'Mega' and get the feeling that the 'Secure and Private' part is 99% Kim trying to protect himself from further lawsuits, rather then a

I can't help but look at 'Mega' and get the feeling that the 'Secure and Private' part is 99% Kim trying to protect himself from further lawsuits, rather then actually ensuring the privacy and security of user data. I hope I'm wrong of course.

bytex64 14y ago
Without real privacy, it doesn't protect him or his users.
- SODaniel 14y ago
  True, but it does of course at least for some time work as marketing.
  - mburns 14y ago
    Useful features always act as marketing.
- ostensibly 14y ago
  Yeah, looking at the news I don't agree with the people claiming Mega is trying to protect itself above users. It just seems genuinely flawed. I don't know what good the service would be without working privacy for the users.
dmix 14y ago
This exact comment has come up in every single Mega thread.
gizmo686 14y ago
Does it matter? In this case the alterior motive (Kim protecting himself) happens to coincide with privacy, becuase if your information was not private than Mega could know it, which defeats the entire point of Mega being protected by not knowing it.
rarrrrrr 14y ago
IMO, if he primarily wanted to protect himself from further lawsuits he'd pick a different line of business. There are easier ways to make money.
- MikeCapone 14y ago
  Easier if you're starting from zero, but he already knows this way and a lot of his ego must be wrapped into this corner of the digital world. I don't believe he made an entirely rational cost/benefits decision with this.
- SODaniel 14y ago
  I would agree, if it wasn't for the fact that for him to start a 'somewhat edgy storage service' guarantees him publicity, investors and the love of 10s of millions of Megaupload users (and probably a few nice millions of $$ no matter the outcome)
- zurn 14y ago
  I'd guess avoiding lawsuits is secondary to his other motives, which aren't necessarily characterised by "make money fast, safely".

bytex64 14y ago

Without real privacy, it doesn't protect him or his users.

SODaniel 14y ago
True, but it does of course at least for some time work as marketing.
- mburns 14y ago
  Useful features always act as marketing.
ostensibly 14y ago
Yeah, looking at the news I don't agree with the people claiming Mega is trying to protect itself above users. It just seems genuinely flawed. I don't know what good the service would be without working privacy for the users.

dmix 14y ago

This exact comment has come up in every single Mega thread.

gizmo686 14y ago

Does it matter? In this case the alterior motive (Kim protecting himself) happens to coincide with privacy, becuase if your information was not private than Mega could know it, which defeats the entire point of Mega being protected by not knowing it.

rarrrrrr 14y ago

IMO, if he primarily wanted to protect himself from further lawsuits he'd pick a different line of business. There are easier ways to make money.

MikeCapone 14y ago
Easier if you're starting from zero, but he already knows this way and a lot of his ego must be wrapped into this corner of the digital world. I don't believe he made an entirely rational cost/benefits decision with this.
SODaniel 14y ago
I would agree, if it wasn't for the fact that for him to start a 'somewhat edgy storage service' guarantees him publicity, investors and the love of 10s of millions of Megaupload users (and probably a few nice millions of $$ no matter the outcome)
zurn 14y ago
I'd guess avoiding lawsuits is secondary to his other motives, which aren't necessarily characterised by "make money fast, safely".