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Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
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Re: Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
#2https://www.tarsnap.com/ usually comes up when talking about Dropbox alternatives, I have not used Tarsnap myself but I've seen many who have been pleased with it.
I am not sure if there are any big Dropbox competitors operating from outside the US (if NSA is your concern). There should be but I am not aware of any.
Re: Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
#3https://www.tarsnap.com/ usually comes up when talking about Dropbox alternatives, I have not used Tarsnap myself but I've seen many who have been pleased with it. I am not sure if there are any big Dropbox competitors operating from outside the US (if NSA is your concern). There should be but I am not aware of any.
I use tarsnap and like it but it really isn't a dropbox alternative.
If you want client side encryption with close to dropbox functionality use spideroak, if you want snapshot/dedupped/backup + encryption use tarsnap.
Re: Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
#4https://www.tarsnap.com/ usually comes up when talking about Dropbox alternatives, I have not used Tarsnap myself but I've seen many who have been pleased with it. I am not sure if there are any big Dropbox competitors operating from outside the US (if NSA is your concern). There should be but I am not aware of any.
I use tarsnap and like it but it really isn't a dropbox alternative. If you want client side encryption with close to dropbox functionality use spideroak, if you want snapshot/dedupped/backup + encryption use tarsnap.
Hmm, yes you are right.
Spideroak's functionality seems closer to Dropbox. Spideroak does seem more practical to use.
Re: Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
#5http://www.jottacloud.com/ - Norwegian company. I don't know whether or not they have servers in the US, but you could always ask.
Edit: Their FAQ (http://www.jottacloud.com/faq/) says data is stored in Norway. Which AFAIK is better than the US in terms of privacy.
Re: Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
#6http://www.wuala.com/ - Swiss company. 5GB free storage for client-side encrypted data. The product offers backup and sync options for arbitrary folders and is supported across OSX, Linux, Windows, and Mobile. Backed by a big company (Lacie) who make USB drives. I have just switched to them from DB and have loved the experience so far.
Re: Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
#7http://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ is still in active development. It is not exactly a Dropbox analogue, however it can easily fulfill the role of a synchronization agent with a cloud service (S3, Glacier, or similar).
It supports strong encryption.
Re: Ask HN: Best Post-NSA debacle Dropbox Alternative?
#8I've got encfs running on both MacOSX amd Linux, storing encrypted partitions on Dropbox, gDrive and BTSync.
What that isn't giving me yet is Dropbox style iOS integration. (though there's a promising looking BoxCryptor iOS app,mi haven't made time to test it yet)