On 09/02/13 06:24, Asgeir Storesund Nilsen wrote: > Given the recent controversy around storing data within reach of the NSA -- > did > you ever consider hosting Tarsnap outside the U.S somehow?
Considered, yes. When Tarsnap launched AWS only had one region, though, and moving now would be difficult. > Would it be impossibly hard to host the service on something else than AWS? Not impossible, but it would take a significant amount of development time. > I know, the encryption protects the data, but it appears that the mere act of > encrypting data actually increases the likelihood of the data being extracted > by > the NSA. Considering that we're talking about the NSA here -- listening stations all over the world, taps on underwater fibre-optic cables, etc. -- I don't see storing data outside of the US as necessarily accomplishing much as far as keeping data out of the NSA's hands is concerned. I'd say that cryptography is the only real solution. -- Colin Percival Security Officer Emeritus, FreeBSD | The power to serve Founder, Tarsnap | www.tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid
