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by shrike 5153 days ago
I use SpiderOak, it is a lot like DropBox with client side encryption. If you lose your password you lose you data.

https://spideroak.com/
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vimalg2 5152 days ago
Tip for HN: The 'worldbackupday' promo code still worked in Nov/Dec 2011 when i signed up, and i got 5GB instead of 2GB.

Original promo announce: https://spideroak.com/blog/20110330182326-eric-brian-and-wor...

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throwaway64 5153 days ago
if this is truly the case, how do they provide your stored data over their website, i call shenanigans.
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vimalg2 5152 days ago
No, the web access feature is opt-in; you have to input your spideroak credentials so that spideroak client code running in their datacenter can decrypt your encrypted datastore and make it available via the web interface.

There is a small perceptible delay when i try to use this(rarely).

That said, their UI is comprehensive feature-wise and not as user friendly as Dropbox UX.

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