On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:37:53 +0200, Richard Hartmann <richih.mailingl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a FYI in case anyone is still considering to base their data > storage on an external, non-encrypted, third-party services. > > http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-updates-security-terms-of-service-to-say-it-can-decrpyt-files-if-the-government-asks-it-to-2011-4?op=1
Hardly news. They all do this, *especially* when they claim otherwise. It's a legal requirement, whether or not they mention it in their TOS. Funny part: >> [...] Dropbox cooperates with United States law enforcement when it >> receives valid legal process [...] Wasn't "valid legal process" rendered moot by the Patriot Act ? As often (but not always) is the case, RMS knows wazup [1]. > In related news, git-annex supports encrypted backends, now. That, OTOH, is beyond newsworthy! > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > vcs-home mailing list > vcs-home@lists.madduck.net > http://lists.madduck.net/listinfo/vcs-home Peace -Pieter [1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/29/cloud.computing.richard.stallman _______________________________________________ vcs-home mailing list vcs-home@lists.madduck.net http://lists.madduck.net/listinfo/vcs-home
