Look Ma, No Dongles...

[Queen6]

I do. I encrypt any sensitive information (such as bank statements) my side, then upload when uploading to a service that doesn't encrypt client side. I used to be an advocate of Bitcasa until they sca-roooooed their customers over.

Good point on the Dropbox SS, although their capacity pricing is outrageous. I don't class them as a viable storage solution.

Mine is encrypted on the client side, provider does not hold or retain the keys, and I always use the installed client to upload/download. Only downside is you best not forget your password as data retrieval is impossible without it or the master key.

All the Mac`s are on secure L2TP VPN, when on the go I don't connect to public networks, I use a MiFi with cellular connection. Over the years several of my colleagues have suffered from identity theft and or fraud which is obviously a serious headache to deal with especially when you are abroad and working.

Thx to OS X and a little common sense I have never had an issue, nor is it likely

Q-6

 

[lowendlinux]

I've used one of these for a few years now, it's a good drive and you'll like it.

 

[nrvna76]

Not to hijack an older thread but is the difference between these drives and say a WD My Cloud only that these are portable with batteries? Trying to find a way to offload stuff from iPhone storage.

 

[jazz1]

I am the kind of computer user who gives up slowly on wires. OK, my mouse is Bluetooth and I connect to the internet by wifi. I still prefer to transfer files with USB sticks, connect external drives by cable and use an accessory card reader if the computer doesn't have one built in. The rMB obviously challenges those preferences.

I'm actually still not completely decided on the rMB, but Amazon had the 1TB Seagate Wireless Plus external drive on sale yesterday for $120, so I bought one. The reviews and specs look good. As a plus, it includes an SD card reader, too, so it actually kills two wired birds with one wireless stone.

Has anyone else been thinking about a similar change?

 

[kazmac]

I know this is an older threat but I appreciate coming across it as I did not know these existed. Definitely nice to know about. An external drive is the one peripheral I'd plug into a rMB (mainly because of my ripped movies and documents.)