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What's the threat model? If you're worried about a rogue VPS company employee, then rent a dedicated server -- it's not that much more expensive, and you'd sti
by jmillikin 13y ago
What's the threat model?
If you're worried about a rogue VPS company employee, then rent a dedicated server -- it's not that much more expensive, and you'd still benefit from having the redundant power and networking of a proper datacenter.
If you're worried about government agents, then the server is probably safer in a datacenter than in your home. When it's in your home, they can get a warrant to break in and bug it without ever notifying any third party.
In any case, the absolute quantity of people who are concerned enough about privacy to operate their own server are unlikely to be a major consideration to any ISP.
- wmf 13y agoWe're getting a little off topic here but... When it's in your home, they can get a warrant to break in and bug it without ever notifying any third party. When your data is in a data center the government can get it without even a warrant and the provider will be gagged so it won't matter that they know about it.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoActually, in the US through a quirk of US law a server in your residence has stronger protections with respect to seizure by law enforcement than one in a data center.