Gday Sil
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Only YOU can keep your data safe.
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Yes and no.
Imagine a house fire where the lot gets burnt???
How many people would have their local NAS in a fireproof enclosure?
Using "the cloud" as a third backup of your data ( encrypted if reqd ) is probably a useful interim utility, but my main concern wasnt a company going out of business, but more like the net temporarily going out of business due to poor design/maintenance.
Telstras recent "burnt pit somewhere in outbackistan" taking out most of the eastern seaboard of OZ makes you wonder what else is holding on by a thread.
To much "maintenance by failure" and consolidation has taken place for something as critical as being able to get to your bit of "The Cloud", irrespective of any other privacy concerns.
Still there was one silver lining.
When all the systems crashed and vendors announced they could only take cash, i walked to the front of the line, paid cash and walked out with my shopping.
Andrew