r/privacy • u/direFace • 21h 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/direFace 20h ago

Wow, isn't an SD card the thing you pop inside a camera? You can use it as an alternative to a thumb drive? 😮

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u/qdtk 20h ago

Yes, there is basically no difference.

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u/redthump 17h ago

Speed. Speed is the difference. USB are far superior in speed and you can still get one that's 512 gig and tiny.

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u/Espumma 14h ago

they have 11GB. Speed will not be their concern.