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[Discuss] Cloud-backup solutions for Linux?



On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 1:03 PM, David Thompson <davet at gnu.org> wrote:

> The first distinct advantage I see for ownCloud is that it is free
> software, while Synctuary appears to be proprietary SaaS, making its
> technical advantages moot for those that want to control their own data
> and privacy.
>

>From a perfunctory, and I do mean perfunctory, perusal of their website,
Synctuary gets encrypted data from you, but doesn't get your keys. Seems
like a pretty good way to control data and privacy.



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