Re: Are Free Online Storage Sites Safe?

[David H. Lipman]

From: <haly@wherever.com>

> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>
> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>
> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>
> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
> uploads/downloads.
>
> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
> encrypted.
>
> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>

If you encrypt the dat befoire uploading, yes the conent is safe. The
question is then security realted to availability. Will the site holding
said data be available when you need it (the data) the most ?

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[Stephen Wolstenholme]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:51:00 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
<DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:

>From: <haly@wherever.com>
>
>> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>>
>> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>>
>> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>>
>> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
>> uploads/downloads.
>>
>> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
>> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
>> encrypted.
>>
>> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>>
>
>If you encrypt the dat befoire uploading, yes the conent is safe. The
>question is then security realted to availability. Will the site holding
>said data be available when you need it (the data) the most ?

I use four different sites. Three are hosted in America and one in
Europe.

Steve

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