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by java-man 2945 days ago
a better approach would be implementing a zero-knowledge storage infrastructure, like tarsnap.
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Thanks for this. I'm going to look at moving away from Dropbox.
These sorts of hills grow to mountains with the bones of hopeful pedants who die on them. But I think there's still a chance to hold this one. That's not what 'zero knowledge' means, it's a technical term for a different thing.
you are technically correct (the best kind of correct). but it's a commonly understood concept:

https://www.google.com/search?q=zero+knowledge+storage

Hold the line. This one we can still win. Hold the line.

https://spideroak.com/articles/why-we-will-no-longer-use-the...

I surrender! End-to-end encrypted cloud storage with client- managed keys...
We call this "provider-independent security" in capability theory; the idea is that a security guarantee, like privacy or confidentiality, is inherent in the construction regardless of who is providing the service.