[geeks] Cheap/reliable backup?

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On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 02:20:19PM -0500, Mouse wrote:
> > I think the 'best' solution for most use cases would've a mix of
> > local disk redundancy and a cloud backup service, be it a public
> > provider (like carbonite.com) or a private/roll-your-own solution
> > (like an Amazon S3-based storage system).
> 
> If you're considering that, don't forget that it includes giving a copy
> of your data to someone else - in many cases, to someone in another
> country with comparatively weak data privacy and protection laws.

Mouse, you forget who you're talking to ;-)

> For some purposes that doesn't matter and/or doesn't apply, and, if it
> doesn't for yours, there's nothing wrong with that - but I'd recommend
> at least giving the issue a few moments' thought.  Encryption can
> sometimes help, but, like everything else, it's no panacea.

I guess I could pipe a dd of an entire drive through gpg and ssh it to some
backup provider. I really didn't think of it but it may be the cheapest
thing until they go out of business and/or charge ransom to get your own
data. I'll have to think about that a little more. With my bandwidth it
would take a few days for one drive.

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