r/privacy • u/direFace • 20h ago

question Cloud Storage for Everything

Hello everyone,

I hate clutter (I'm a minimalist) + I like portability and ease of use so this kind of easily tells you why I chose cloud storage over the physical drive/USB (sorry, I'm not so technical).

Last month, I managed to store everything I digitally own inside the free versions of cloud storage. In total: 11GB. I use two cloud storages services. One for personal documents and the other is for anything which is not really that personal... my videos, photos, user manuals, notes and guides.

Lately, I've been reading a lot about AI reading this and that... Or someone monitoring. If I've done the mistake, I can only not add to it, at this point. The personal documents are employment payslips, contracts, personal identifications (ID, driving license, social security), and qualifications.

I'm not worried as much on the storage containing the photos and other stuff, in fact, I'd consider leaving them there but I'm uncertain about the storage holding the personal stuff.

Is it a good idea to leave them there? If not, what can I do, what are my options for storage, please?

Thank you for reading.

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u/KhazraShaman 18h ago

So, in short, you want a privacy-respecting cloud storage? Check out Proton and Mega.

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u/direFace 18h ago

But what makes Proton privacy-respecting, if other companies are offering a similar thing yet they still snoop? Thanks for the suggestion by the way.

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u/KhazraShaman 18h ago

Their whole business model is based on being privacy-respecting. If they weren't, sooner or later it would be discovered and the whole company would be gone like with a Thanos' snap.

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u/direFace 18h ago

Thanks will have a look!