MEGA: storage and keys
MEGA offers online storage and a free account. The product page also lists a VPN, a password manager and transfers. Those are separate services. Storage does not turn them all on.
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What to expect
MEGA offers online storage and a free account. The product page also lists a VPN, a password manager and transfers. Those are separate services. Storage does not turn them all on.
Who can open the file
MEGA offers online storage and a free account. The product page also lists a VPN, a password manager and transfers. Those are separate services. Storage does not turn them all on.
Encrypted in transit or on the provider’s disk does not mean the provider cannot read it. The question is who holds the key.
Backup and sharing
Check the current security documentation for who can decrypt the files. Do not infer it from the word secure alone.
SecuFocus did not measure speed or restore. Upload a test file, delete it, restore it, and only then the originals.
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