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Spideroak client side encryption value is incorrect

Referencing Spideroak's website (9th Feb, 2015). https://spideroak.com/mobile/, the paragraph is "Here's the deal: when accessing your data via the SpiderOak website or on a mobile device, you must enter your password. The password will then exist in the SpiderOak server memory for the duration of your browsing session. For this amount of time, your password is stored in encrypted memory and never written to an unencrypted disk. The moment your browsing session ends, your password is destroyed and no further trace is left. The instance above represents the only situation where your data could potentially be readable to someone with access to the SpiderOak servers. That said, no one except a select number of SpiderOak employees will ever have access to the SpiderOak servers. To fully retain our 'zero-knowledge' privacy, we recommend you always access your data via the SpiderOak desktop application, which downloads your data before decrypting it locally.`

This is not client side encryption (as the password is sometimes transmitted and held on Spideroak's servers). Given the semantics of the column the value of the table should be strictly "no". Or potentially find a reference to an audited confirmation of some clients performing client side encryption and some other clients uploading the password to Spideroak's servers and change the cell value to "partial".

COI disclosure, I work for Mega and I'm making sure that all reference material on Wikipedia is accurate. Obviously it would be a COI for me to make an edit to a competitors service, so we can discuss here.AklMeditor1 (talk) 22:15, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with the article is there is only ONE column for encryption. This downside is one of the main reasons that I proposed an overhaul in the above section. Please look at my proposal above and give feedback on what encryption columns that we need and what should they be called. The columns names must have a very short name, because room is very sparse. Thanks in advance! • Sbmeirow • Talk • 23:29, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, perhaps let's separate the two discussions? I agree, the table is a great start but for end users we could improve it indeed. For this section, it's clear given the description of uploading passwords to the server that Spideroak violates the description of client-side encryption so perhaps we can discuss and correct that table. I'll comment in your other proposal above in parallel. Thanks. AklMeditor1 (talk) 23:57, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to fix the "Spideroak" entry on this article, then go for it, just make sure you add a reference to prove it. I don't plan to do any work on the current table until an overhaul. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 01:40, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think I should edit the entry due to COI. AklMeditor1 (talk) 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Free unlimited public file sharing

Hello,

This table could be very useful to find a service that offers file sharing services. However, it is hopelessly organized from the viewpoint of a user looking for the following:

I want to store a number of small PDF files (single-digit megabytes; definitely not gigabytes) and share public links to these files. I want these links to be maintenance-free and not be deleted after, say, 30 days. Neither me nor the other party should have to register, and preferably put through as few other hoops (waiting timers; popup advertisements; impossibly difficult capthcas etc) as possible.

Is there a service where I upload a small file (~ 1 MB) and recieve a download link for others to use even months from now, and where clicking on said download link comes as close to immediate download of the target PDF as possible?

Trying to use the present table for this purpose is, in my opinion, nigh impossible. CapnZapp (talk) 08:16, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Some stuff is missing/out-of-date.

First, several of these sites have shutdown. Second, there is no indication if an account is needed for upload or not. This is a key thing people are looking for when coming here, to save time. 73.181.82.26 (talk) 16:59, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, this is what I was talking about above. The tables need more relevant data, to users coming here trying to compare them. I started a column but we need to go through all those links to verify references (otherwise "O.R."). Formatting can be done at same time. 73.181.82.26 (talk) 08:00, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Add sites Userscloud and Usersfiles to the list

Userscloud and Usersfiles are the two sites providing infinite storage for 100% free.

Userscloud stores below 1 GB files forever, but files which are more than 1 GB will get expire within 30 days (day counting from last download) Usersfiles stores files only for 365 days since last download. Usersfiles has 5 GB file size limit. userscloud has no file size limit. Ram nareshji (talk) 13:07, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of closed service

Wuala has shut down and should be removed. Connectionfailure (talk) 23:02, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]