Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#1

Post by greyman » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 8:58 AM UTC

I am evaluating this cloud service since yesterday, and it looks promising so far. Since data are not stored un-encrypted on the company servers, it means that there is not a web access to files, but I am not missing this feature that much. Real-time syncing works fine, although it seems to be a bit slower comparing to Dropbox.

Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage
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Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#2

Post by quchen » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:44 AM UTC

Sounds cool! I've been looking for a trustable Dropbox alternative so I don't have to manually encrypt the contents all the time. I'll download and try it out real q-

> Make sure Java [...] is installed.

:C

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#3

Post by kermorvan » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:51 AM UTC

quchen wrote: post #2

Sounds cool! I've been looking for a trustable Dropbox alternative so I don't have to manually encrypt the contents all the time. I'll download and try it out real q- > Make sure Java [...] is installed. :C

Well if that don't seal the deal!

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#4

Post by paullik » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:56 AM UTC

5GB Free. Awesome!

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#5

Post by josephagoss » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 10:00 AM UTC

It requires Java?

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#6

Post by simgidacav » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 10:02 AM UTC

Not to be cynic, but what prevents those guys from putting a backdoor as well? Yeah, sure, Swiss guys are good. Are they?

In the end, IMHO, the only software which can be trusted is the FOSS. From this perspective Dropbox is good: the client is open source. Of course nothing is encrypted in there.

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#7

Post by Mindphreaker » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 10:02 AM UTC

I've been using this since the very early alpha status. It's a really nice storage solution with a very sophisticated technology too.

For anyone curious about the technology behind here is an early tech talk from one of the founders. It may be a little bit outdated now but still interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xKZ4KGkQY8

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#8

Post by sp8 » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 10:03 AM UTC

We've been recommending this as an alternative to Dropbox where I work (in the UK) for a few years now, for exactly the reasons given in the title text. Yes, its a shame its Java-based, but they do have clients for Windows, Mac, Linux iOS and Android.

(No, I'm not connected to Wuala in any way, I don't even use the service myself, but as an alternative to Dropbox I think its a good one.)

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#9

Post by maggit » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 10:04 AM UTC

I recently tried replacing Dropbox with Wuala because of privacy concerns. I failed, and in the process realized how successful Dropbox has been in creating an awesome user experience!

I'm still looking for a locally encrypted Dropbox-alternative. So if any of you are making one, please speak up :)

(Edit) I should specify that it was the user experience that made me give up on Wuala, and any proper Dropbox alternative would need to offer at least decent user experience. Looking forward to trying the alternatives you are suggesting :)

Re: Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage

#10

Post by gahahaha » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 10:04 AM UTC

"""Do you plan to open the source code?

Currently not. Opening the source code of Wuala would consume quite some time and effort, and commitment to maintain it. If you are a software engineer and would like to see how Wuala works, feel free to apply for a job at Wuala."""

ಠ_ಠ So.. an alternative, but not the solution we need.