Backing up your data is one of the most important—yet often overlooked—digital safety habits you can build. Accidents and disasters happen: laptops get stolen, phones shatter, hard drives fail, ransomware strikes. Backups protect you against loss. But when you save your backups to “the cloud”, are you merely trading one risk (loss) for another (exposure to Big Tech, hackers, or even government snooping)?
In today’s digital age, cloud storage has become an essential part of our lives. It allows us to access our files from anywhere, share documents with others, and keep backups of our important data. However, popular services like Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive come with significant cloud storage privacy concerns. These mainstream providers often have access to your unencrypted files, may analyze your data for advertising purposes, and could be compelled to share your information with government agencies.
