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Alternatively for file syncing, peer to peer? If a company doesn't have your data in the first place, they can't give it up. It does require the user to supply
by Shish2k 13y ago
Alternatively for file syncing, peer to peer? If a company doesn't have your data in the first place, they can't give it up. It does require the user to supply their own always-on internet-connected device, but that's increasingly becoming a thing that people have (for modestly sized files, even a smartphone would do)
- einrealist 13y agoHow do you convince user to store arbitrary data? Usually, when I chose a cloud service, I want data off my computer. And I think, ISPs will not be fond of such a service. They already suffer from existing peer to peer services like Bittorrent.
- mikestew 13y ago> Alternatively for file syncing, peer to peer? I really just don't...want...to...maintain another server, or even P2P setup. However, things like this ruling are piling up to the point that I may have to take another look at what it would take to get my Synology box to use their "Dropbox" functionality (Synology's dynamic IP->static IP mapping service has proven to be flakey at best, though there are other options). Either that, or that bittorrent P2P thingy. Another problem is that Dropbox and the like have really gained traction, so that other apps use them as a synchronization store. So there's the problem of keeping, for instance, all of my 1Password stores in sync. I'm sure there's a solution, but I need to overcome inertia and go look for it.