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FileRockDA
13y ago
Sorry if I wasn't clear. We're not using MD5. And we're not using proprietary cryptography. What's "proprietary" is the implementation of the integrity check technology, which is based on published research.
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FileRockDA
13y ago
Possibly; as said we do not really want to compete on the space available, but on the security we give. With the solution you mention, you'd have to manage the server and the encrypted communication, make everything redundant and still intr
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FileRockDA
13y ago
Probably, but we want to simplify this. Actually, on our roadmap we are planning to replicate the user's data on multiple clouds so that the process of selecting the "correct" file (untampered) is automated. The main difference brought from
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FileRockDA
13y ago
The "proprietary" part of the solution is the efficiency it brings. MD5 hashes for a large set of data are slow to update and not really usable for a dynamic dataset. Our technology makes integrity checks possible in real-time.
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FileRockDA
13y ago
Arq seems to be a backup rather than a sync service that makes your files available on all your devices + from the web. As for the questions: 1. I couldn't find detailed info on Arq, but "plain" encrypted storage is different from client-si
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FileRockDA
13y ago
Yes, our client is open-source but our server isn't. But from the point of view of security this is sufficient, as the client does not "trust" the server and every server reply is verified. The client code is GPLv3, so it could be a buildin
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FileRockDA
13y ago
Hey, Daniele (FileRock CEO) here. Just a clarification about the (seemingly high) price: the idea is to offer a limited space where users can put their critical files (business and sensitive personal stuff, not downloaded PDFs or DivX movie
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FileRockDA
14y ago
1) We're still in private beta, we hope to publish commercial offers soon. You will get 3G free, and there will be different plans if you want more space. If you take part in the private beta, you will get a discount when our commercial off