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Macworld’s SpiderOak Review

> If you’re looking for the highest level of privacy and a service that has all of the pieces in one place for backup, sync, and read-only folder sharing, SpiderOak offers the strongest solution. For backup, SpiderOak compares favorably with CrashPlan in features but less so in pricing.

I use [SpiderOak](https://spideroak.com/download/referral/7849b23e25b7c05a3bc49e43db2f11d6)[^f2625] in addition to [Dropbox](http://db.tt/bl7yQBc), but I consider it a secondary sync / storage location. So many iOS apps use Dropbox for syncing that it has to be on top of my sync / storage stack.

[^f2625]: Affiliate Link (where I get additional space on my account when people sign up through the link)

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Security Options in the Cloud

Another excellent instructional article from the guys at [TechHive](http://techhive.com).

> Not everyone wants to hold the keys to their own data, and would prefer a trusted provider takes that role on, partly because the loss of a password or key means absolutely no way to restore data or access files that are locked away. But if you’re interested in maintaining your own data’s security, you can leverage a cloud provider or software to be the lord or lady of your own domain.

I wish [SpiderOak](https://spideroak.com/download/referral/7849b23e25b7c05a3bc49e43db2f11d6)[^aff], and their encryption of your data before it’s sent to the server, would get the same kind of ubiquity that [Dropbox](http://db.tt/bl7yQBc) has. That would ease some of my security concerns.

[^aff]: Affiliate links that increase my storage space when someone signs up from the link.