![]() ![]() This paragraph in the terms of service, under Use of Service, makes me feel very good about it: That, plus aspects of the Terms of Service, which I took the time to read, makes me think that under the right circumstances, you might not necessarily be the only person that can read your data. You see, the password you specify is used to encrypt and decrypt your data, but it is not the encryption algorithm, which we do not know anything about. Sounds good, but could there be a backdoor? And why am I even raising that possibility? It stems from a fundamental understanding of how these things work. The screen shot below shows the account setup screen. So nobody should be able to decrypt your data. Since your password never leaves your computer, nobody else but you know what your password is. Your account password is used to encrypt your data, with the password not transmitted over the wire. No one unauthorized – not even Wuala as the provider – can access the files.” Essentially, your data is encrypted locally, on your computer, before it gets uploaded to a server in some remote location.īut how does the system work? It starts with you installing the Wuala client on your computer, followed by an account creation process. Well, LaCie claims that Wuala is different because “All files get encrypted and are stored redundantly. How does it differentiate itself from the rest of the pack? Like all cloud storage services, Wuala makes it easy for you to backup, sync, share and retrieve your data from any location. Wuala is a cloud storage service by LaCie, a computer storage and display outfit. ![]()
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