(although it may be easier to find a well protected server, than a syncing service)įor now I have started using Wuala, as it is at least two steps up from Dropbox because of its encryption and their data centers in Switzerland, Germany and France. The latter basically only pushes the selection question down from choosing a syncing service to choosing your server infrastructure. It does mean maintaining your own server which is not for everybody, or alternatively renting a server elsewhere. On the plus side this gives you full control, including checking the source code. OwnCloud is an open source solution you run on your own server. Their encryption and syncing however are a plus, as is the ability to work in teams. Wuala for the desktop requires Java, which is a bad thing. Although that looks good on paper Seagate HQ is in the US, placing Seagate under the Patriot Act, and thus Wuala ultimately too. Their data centers are geo-redundant and in France, Switzerland and Germany.
Wuala, incorporated in Switzerland, is owned by LaCie (incorporated in France) which in turn is owned by Seagate (incorporated in Ireland). With the company and data center in Norway they are under a favorable legal data protection regime, but encryption is missing. JottaCloud looks interesting in terms of features, although it seems to fall short in working with teams e.g. Their company and data centers are in Germany which has strict data protection laws, which counts in their favor. Strato HiDrive does not provide meaningful syncing services so after a quick test-run of their paid for services I cancelled that again. SpiderOak is in the US and otherwise similar to Wuala, so that one is out in comparison to Wuala. Wuala in Switzerland, encrypted, but falls under Patriot actĪll have their own drawbacks so it is a decision on how to balance loss of ease with increased security.CloudMe in Sweden, which online presence left me unimpressed, esp the connection to CloudTop their spin-off desktop client.I’ve taken a look at several possible alternatives. I’d rather use a European service that adheres to European data protection regulations, and preferrably to more stringent national ones where they exist. Patriot act, which is very likely used for economic purposes as well They fall under US legislation including e.g.There is no encryption other than for the connection, meaning anyone with access to their servers can read your files.They have a rather unimpressive security record.There are several reasons to stay away from Dropbox: Dropbox has slowly but surely nested itself as the go-to tool for a lot of file sharing and syncing, as well as coordinating apps over devices.Īt the same time I always tried to do as little as possible with Dropbox (although I am a paying customer), but I never seriously looked for an alternative until the past days.
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