Dear Friends,

I just wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank you everyone for your incredibly thoughtful and detailed responses for the films in general, while I find myself in a difficult situation when it comes to safeguarding the PERSONAL FAMILY PHOTOS and VIDEOS.

  • On one hand, if I choose to store them online/cloud encrypted / (edit: encrypt first then upload it), I face significant privacy concerns. While they might be secure now, there’s always the potential for a very near future breaches or compromises, especially with the evolving risks associated with AI training and data misuse.

The idea of the personal moments being used in ways I can’t control or predict is deeply unsettling.

  • On the other hand, keeping these files offline doesn’t feel like a perfect solution either. There are still considerable risks of losing them due to physical damage, especially since I live in an area prone to earthquakes. The possibility of losing IRREPLACEABLE MEMORIES due to natural disasters or other unforeseen events is always a WORRY.

How can I effectively balance these privacy, security, and physical risks to ensure the long-term safety and integrity of the FAMILY’S PERSONAL MEMORIES?

Are there strategies or solutions that can protect them both digitally and physically, while minimizing these threats?

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    2•2 days ago

    On one hand, if I choose to store them online/cloud encrypted / (edit: encrypt first then upload it), I face significant privacy concerns. While they might be secure now, there’s always the potential for a very near future breaches or compromises, especially with the evolving risks associated with AI training and data misuse.

    Use symmetric encryption.

    AES 256 should be safe until you die (edit: actually, it’ll probably be safe for a long time after you die)

    I mean, the most vulerable part is probably the device you encrypt/decrypt. If your adversary can compromise that and obtain the decryption keys, you’re fucked anyways (they can just grab your files from the device at that point and skip the part of getting access to the cloud).

    TLDR: Use an encryption program with AES 256 to encrypt the files, and upload to cloud, you’re fine. Just don’t piss off the NSA/FSB and have they come for your family photos.

    • @FlmakerOP
      1•21 hours ago

      My concern: If an AI system is granted access to it, AI can detect patterns or vulnerabilities that humans might overlook, leading to data breaches or exploitation.