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Dropbox is sharing users' files with OpenAI, here's how to opt out (boingboing.net)
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Edit 1 :

@AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world.

If you’re fed up with companies fucking you over there’s an alternative.

There software called Nextcloud which you can run on a server which works in comparable ways as Onedrive/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc. works.

You could host it yourself on a server if you know how.

If you’re not familiar with forwarding ports or setting static IP adresses you can rent some server space from Hetzner where Nextcloud is included.

Edit 2 :

@TheFederatedPipe@kbin.social

I’m totally in favor with your post, but not everyone is willing to self-host or is capable of doing it. So I recommendation would be and one that I’m currently using, is when uploading a file to these cloud services encrypt your files. I’m using #cryptomator, but I’m sure there are other alternatives, like #rclone. There is also #veracrypt, but to my understanding, is not great for cloud sync.

Cryptomator official website Quick youtube video in how to use cryptomator (3:51)

Cryptomator is open source and free, but only on desktop. To use the mobile version, you will have to pay. Here is a list of alternatives to cryptomator, if you are familiar with one, please share your knowledge.

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@danileonis@lemmy.ml

Don’t forget Syncthing, I always suggest it first since it doesn’t require a server or advanced knowledge to work.

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[–] AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 73 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

If you’re fed up with companies fucking you over there’s an alternative.

There software called Nextcloud which you can run on a server which works in comparable ways as Onedrive/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc. works.

You could host it yourself on a server if you know how.

If you’re not familiar with forwarding ports or setting static IP adresses you can rent some server space from Hetzner where Nextcloud is included.

[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

i've recently figured out how dynamic DNSs work, i am unstoppable.

now i just need to figure out how to encrypt traffic...

[–] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 10 months ago

LetsEncrypt offers free SSL certificates, if you're familiar with reverse proxies then it's not too difficult to implement. I have mine set up to automatically renew my wildcard cert, then send a special signal to the nginx docker container for it to reload the SSL certs

A more onedrive/google drive-like alternative to Nextcloud would be Syncthing, which is E2EE and doesn't need additional config of SSL certs and the like

[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I got some angry letters from my ISP when I was younger for using dynamic DNS, ranging from it being a virus to it violating their terms.

No idea of they still get pissy about it or not.

[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

what a shitty ISP. but i'm one to talk, i'm basically limited to two daughter companies of Telekom. god, internet sucks here.

[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

They sold business packages and wanted us to buy one

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

With Nextcloud, when you, install maps, the location logging app, uploads your photos, you can see your life laid out over a time access. It's scary it you normally give all that to say Google or Apple.

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Surprised people turn on location data

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

If it's only to your own servers, it is much less of an issue. Use Firefox and it will ask your permission if a site requests it.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you know if nextcloud is foss? Do you know any that are?

[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

They're a FOSS fork of ownCloud.

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Any chance you could explain the basics of how the Hetzner thing would work? I'm noob

[–] AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You go to this website from Hetzner:

https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share

You sign up for one of the plans, cheapest is 5.11 EUR a month. You’ll get 1 TB of storage for this.

Storage Share is essentially some space on a server from Hetzner where the Nextcloud software is already running.

[–] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Their customer support is the worst I've ever experienced though. If nothing goes wrong,I guess they're okay.

I'd recommend skiff instead as not self hosted alternative

[–] AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I havent yet dealt with the customer service so this is indeed something to keep in the back of my head.

Does internxt and skiff also provide fully setup nextcloud instances or do you need to set it up yourself?

I’m reading that nextcloud tends to break whenever you update it or perform administrative tasks. Hetzner does al this for you so that’s a bonus item.

[–] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Both of them are just encrypted cloud storage, not a private cloud like nextcloud

[–] TGhost@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can copy past this on the resume ? Is it ok for you, I clearly agree, and don't use that shit of DB ofc. I keep this link for relatives though

[–] AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don’t really know what you mean with resume but you can copy and paste this anywhere you want.

[–] TGhost@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

For real sorry, I've read what I wrote 🤣.
I meant the body of this post.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

I’ve been using Nextcloud hosted by Hetzner for more than a year and it’s been working great.