Edit 1 :
If you’re fed up with companies fucking you over there’s an alternative.
There software called Nextcloud which you can run on a server which works in comparable ways as Onedrive/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc. works.
You could host it yourself on a server if you know how.
If you’re not familiar with forwarding ports or setting static IP adresses you can rent some server space from Hetzner where Nextcloud is included.
Edit 2 :
I’m totally in favor with your post, but not everyone is willing to self-host or is capable of doing it. So I recommendation would be and one that I’m currently using, is when uploading a file to these cloud services encrypt your files. I’m using #cryptomator, but I’m sure there are other alternatives, like #rclone. There is also #veracrypt, but to my understanding, is not great for cloud sync.
Cryptomator official website Quick youtube video in how to use cryptomator (3:51)
Cryptomator is open source and free, but only on desktop. To use the mobile version, you will have to pay. Here is a list of alternatives to cryptomator, if you are familiar with one, please share your knowledge.
Edit 3 :
Don’t forget Syncthing, I always suggest it first since it doesn’t require a server or advanced knowledge to work.
If you’re fed up with companies fucking you over there’s an alternative.
There software called Nextcloud which you can run on a server which works in comparable ways as Onedrive/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc. works.
You could host it yourself on a server if you know how.
If you’re not familiar with forwarding ports or setting static IP adresses you can rent some server space from Hetzner where Nextcloud is included.
i’ve recently figured out how dynamic DNSs work, i am unstoppable.
now i just need to figure out how to encrypt traffic…
Don’t forget Syncthing, I always suggest it first since it doesn’t require a server or advanced knowledge to work.
Yeah true,
Holidays or not, I’m in 420 consumer mod, I don’t think XD. I edit :p
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not bad too, i will not edit the body with that because i think it can be against the ToS of Google, and if not and that’s become a popular solution, that will be for sure in it then.
You can loose your account so easily with them, so its better to be “reliable” ^^
Self hosting isn’t a solution to replace off site storage.
you can have a nextcloud without self hosting.
But you will pay with money and not with your private content
It’s almost 2024 and we still don’t have any significant open source project for cloud storage privacy.
Nextcloud,
Protondrive,
Bare os self hosted ? Termux + rsync or scp + bash,Its just an “niche” business the privacy for now, except VPN 😑😑🙄
Why not just encrypt your data before uploading to the cloud?
why return the problem on the user ?
Users are responsible for their own privacy.
Having Open Source projects providing the tools for that is extremely important. But ultimately the responsibility lies in the users hands. End to End encryption is the way. My files should 100% be encrypted on my side, with private keys that I own and nobody else. :)
Not everyone can do it.
I agree, but in this society even with that in considerations, corpo have responsabilities and duty…Don’t misunderstand me, I’m on your technical philosophy. For my self, I trust my self. But society is manipulated with promises, and theses broken promises we have to talk about them, and outloud.
DropBox has been dead to me since 2014 when they put former US Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice on their board of directors.
Even less shocking, this can’t be disabled in mobile browsers.
Use your own NAS
