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I would probably use Truecrypt myself. Free, open source, easy to use, and very secure. --------- Brian On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Anthony Q. Martin <[email protected]>wrote: > Gosh...I forgot that I have Amazon cloud, Google cloud, an MS cloud too. > > I think that unless encryption is seamless to the user, then one needs to > really have something important to protect to use it. Otherwise, it's just > a lot of extra work for the low probability of becoming a "person of > interest" (I like that term, though). > > So, what are the options to make applying encryption an invisible process? > Right now, I just drag and drop in to a dropbox folder. > > > On 2/7/2012 10:58 AM, Francisco Tapia wrote: > >> personally, when transferring largeish files, I like www.adrive.com they >> give you up to 50gb (but i think they limit you to 2gb total uploads) >> which >> is really rather generous, if your files are larger than this, a usb drive >> is a must. >> >> other options? >> >> amazoncloud drive which also gives you 5gb of storage, but also any music >> you purchase off of amazon don't count against your storage space. >> >> -Francisco >> http://bit.ly/sqlthis | Tsql and More... >> <http://db.tt/JeXURAx> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 14:27, Joshua MacCraw<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My point with cloud storage encryption is you never know who might gain >>> access. If you don't store anything but legit, benign, non-personal data >>> then not much of an issue. Just remember that even bookmarks can be used >>> against you should become a person of interest. Even if you think there's >>> no reason that you should be, better safe than sorry. >>> On Feb 5, 2012 8:47 AM, "Anthony Q. Martin"<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Nice info. Thanks. >>>> >>>> On 2/5/2012 9:37 AM, Brian Weeden wrote: >>>> >>>> There are two different types of encryption protection to keep in mind >>>>> when >>>>> using cloud services. One is encrypted communication between you and >>>>> >>>> the >>> >>>> service, the other is encryption of the files stored in the cloud >>>>> >>>> service. >>> >>>> To accomplish the first you should be using a SSL connection (https) to >>>>> connect to the cloud service in question. If you are, that means that >>>>> >>>> all >>> >>>> traffic between your computer and the service is encrypted. So even if >>>>> you >>>>> are sending clear text traffic (such as emails) going over the SSL >>>>> >>>> tunnel >>> >>>> they are protected. Otherwise, anyone on the same network segment (such >>>>> as >>>>> the same unencrypted WiFi hotspot or many hotels) can see all your >>>>> traffic. >>>>> However, once they arrive at the cloud service, they may no longer be >>>>> protected. In the case of email, it is encrypted when sent from your >>>>> computer to the cloud service (Gmail, Hotmail, etc) but then sent "in >>>>> >>>> the >>> >>>> clear" from their servers to wherever its final destination is. That's >>>>> where the second layer comes in. If you encrypt the data before >>>>> sending >>>>> it >>>>> to the cloud service, then it is fully protected no matter what. An >>>>> example of this would be encrypting your email with PGP before sending >>>>> >>>> it >>> >>>> through Gmail or Hotmail. >>>>> >>>>> If you are looking at a cloud file storage system, you can again do >>>>> either. >>>>> By default, DropBox sends everything over SSL but DropBox itself has >>>>> >>>> the >>> >>>> encryption keys to be able to decode the data stored on its system. >>>>> >>>> There >>> >>>> are advantages in doing this because it allows them to avoid storing >>>>> duplicate files and also allows you to share files with others. If you >>>>> use >>>>> JungleDisk in conjunction with Amazon's S3 service, the JD client will >>>>> encrypt all the data before it is sent to Amazon. All Amazon stores is >>>>> random noise, and they have no way to decrypt it. There are third >>>>> party >>>>> solutions which will do the same thing with DropBox. >>>>> >>>>> In my opinion, you must use SSL whenever communicating with a cloud >>>>> service. Whether or not you add encryption of the data itself on top >>>>> of >>>>> that is up to you. >>>>> >>>>> --------- >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Anthony Q. Martin<[email protected] >>>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I think I'll incorporate 7-zip into my program usage. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2/4/2012 5:28 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I have almost universally replaced WinRAR with 7-Zip. It's faster, >>>>>> >>>>>>> offers >>>>>>> superior compression, and is completely free. It, too, offers 256-bit >>>>>>> AES >>>>>>> encryption. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: hardware-bounces@lists.****hardw**aregroup.com< >>>>>>> >>>>>> http://hardwaregroup.com> >>> >>>> >>>> <hardware-bounces@**lists.**hardwaregroup.com<http://lists.hardwaregroup.com> >>>>>>> < >>>>>>> >>>>>> hardware-bounces@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected]> >>> > >>> >>>> [mailto:hardware-bounces@****lis**ts.hardwaregroup.com< >>>>>>> >>>>>> http://lists.hardwaregroup.com**> >>> >>>> <hardware-**bounces@lists.**hardwaregroup.**com< >>>>>>> >>>>>> hardware-bounces@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected]> >>> > >>> >>>> ] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Behalf Of Anthony Q. >>>>>>> Martin >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 3:01 PM >>>>>>> To: [email protected].******com<hardware@lists.** >>>>>>> hardwaregroup.com<hardware@**lists.hardwaregroup.com<[email protected]> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [H] Cloud Storage vs Thumbs& USB 2.5" Drives for >>>>>>> >>>>>> Everyday >>> >>>> Use >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Don't really get your point. I work on stuff but it's not critical >>>>>>> >>>>>> from >>> >>>> the >>>>>>> stand point of other people seeing it. That's the only reason I see >>>>>>> >>>>>> to >>> >>>> encrypt something. I haven't had any problems with people deleting my >>>>>>> stuff. So what is the bother? One can certainly spend a lot of time >>>>>>> worrying and fretting over the rare. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I just got a line2 call from bill (thanks) telling me about WinRAR as >>>>>>> >>>>>> a >>> >>>> encryption tool. I'll get back to you later, bill, got to go meet the >>>>>>> >>>>>> GF >>> >>>> (she wants to get a cheap phone). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2/4/2012 3:44 PM, DSinc wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anthony, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If 'most of my stuff is unimportant', why to you save/archive it? >>>>>>>> I sorta understand 'cloud', but I do still follow Josh's feelings >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> too! >>> >>>> Best, >>>>>>>> Duncan >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 02/04/2012 15:29, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yeah..that's a good idea. Most of my stuff is unimportant. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> But who's looking at my stuff? Also, what are the ways to encrypt >>>>>>>>> stuff? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 2/4/2012 3:09 PM, Joshua MacCraw wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Whatever you use, make sure it's encrypted or that you only upload >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> something you don't care might be accessed. >>>>>>>>>> On Feb 4, 2012 9:01 AM, "Zulfiqar Naushad"<[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dropbox is good but sugarsync is better. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Feb 4, 2012, at 7:44 PM, "Anthony Q. >>>>>>>>>>> Martin"<[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> With all of the free cloud storage available, I have been seduced >>>>>>>>>>> into using it. Now, I rarely use all of my thumb drives and my >>>>>>>>>>> 2.5-inch portable drives. It's just too easy to transfer files >>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>> dropbox so that I can work on them from different locations. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> BTW, dropbox is offering an extra 5GB of space to anyone who will >>>>>>>>>>> beta test their new photo/movie upload service (you need to get >>>>>>>>>>> v1.3.13 of their software and start uploading pics&movies). I >>>>>>>>>>> now >>>>>>>>>>> have 7 GB of storage there (I have cleared them out now as I >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> really >>> >>>> don't need them there, but this is a nice feature if you use a >>>>>>>>>>> camera). It's funny too, because the 2GB they offered me for >>>>>>>>>>> free >>>>>>>>>>> had me feeling cramped (which do I always feel cramped when my >>>>>>>>>>> storage is low? This is starting to feel like a disorder of sorts >>>>>>>>>>> and is the reason why I own so much storage for a single >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> person!!). >>> >>>> They will sell you 50GB for $10/month, which is more space than >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I >>> >>>> want and certainly more than I want to pay. Now, for free, and a >>>>>>>>>>> little bit of effort, I have all the space I feel I need. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
