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Ask Slashdot: Keeping My Data Mine? (2015 Edition)

Posted by timothy on from the but-maybe-you-need-to-share dept.

New submitter schklerg writes: Like many, I am tired of being the product of the corporate "cloud" overlords. To that end, I've got my own Linux server running Tiny Tiny RSS (RSS — Feedly replacement), OwnCloud (Storage / phone backup / Keepass sync / notes — Google Drive replacement), Coppermine Gallery (picture library), Dokuwiki (quick reference), and Shaarli (bookmarks manager — Foxmarks / Sync replacement). Crashplan lets me pick the keys for my backups, and the only thing Google Drive ever sees is a pgp encrypted file of various items. Next up is moving from gmail with iRedMail. Yes, the NSA may have it all anyway, but being under less corporate control is a nice feeling. What have you done to maintain control of your own data?

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  1. Nothing! by moxsam · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What have you done to maintain control of your own data?

    I did nothing and it worked. It's still all on my harddrives today. Cool, huh?

  2. Update Software by Luthair · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you really want to keep your data yours, you better be on top of all software updates. i.e. ownCloud has had 24 CVEs this year alone.