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@[email protected].

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.

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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.

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Don’t forget Syncthing, I always suggest it first since it doesn’t require a server or advanced knowledge to work.

  • @zephyr
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    341 year ago

    Yet another reminder that the cloud is just a fancy name for someone else’s computer.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Of course it is. Just a reminder that IaaS > SaaS. Host your own stuff, it’s not that hard, amd nobody will come snooping.

    • U de Recife
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      21 year ago

      Not really that fancy. It’s just a marketing euphemism. The giving of a cool name to something very mundane.

      You’re right, it’s just a clouded way of saying 'someone else’s computer '.