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Will any files I upload in that S3 bucket be reviewed by the object storage provider? Will my account be banned or deleted if they find something that doesn't comply with the rules or they feel is illegal? I looked it up through Google but nothing came up.
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Tl;dr Enable E2E encryption and/or keep backup of your data on another provider account. Every time you upload files unencrypted to S3, your storage provider calculates MD5 hash (with some exceptions) based on your content which allow them easily to check if your material violates e.g. copyright law. Unencrypted form also allows your storage provider to scan your content easily (e.g. if authorities ask them to do so). You can enable E2E encryption to prevent your provider from seeing contents of your files. You can elso encrypt filenames to prevent them from guessing the content. Whether your account will be banned or deleted it's hard to tell for us. In many cases you would still be fine, as long as you're not sharing e.g. copyrighted material publicly. You will need to carefully read TOS of each provider and review laws of jurisdiction of your provider and one that you reside in. I am not a lawyer myself, so can't help you on that one. (edited)
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Tl;dr Enable E2E encryption and/or keep backup of your data on another provider account. Every time you upload files unencrypted to S3, your storage provider calculates MD5 hash (with some exceptions) based on your content which allow them easily to check if your material violates e.g. copyright law. Unencrypted form also allows your storage provider to scan your content easily (e.g. if authorities ask them to do so). You can enable E2E encryption to prevent your provider from seeing contents of your files. You can elso encrypt filenames to prevent them from guessing the content. Whether your account will be banned or deleted it's hard to tell for us. In many cases you would still be fine, as long as you're not sharing e.g. copyrighted material publicly. You will need to carefully read TOS of each provider and review laws of jurisdiction of your provider and one that you reside in. I am not a lawyer myself, so can't help you on that one. (edited)
Did your s3drive App support End-to-end encryption before uploading?
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Yes, but you need to enable it explicitly, please find my other comment: https://discord.com/channels/1069654792902815845/1069654792902815848/1213128763509047356
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check storage Usage Capacity Error
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mix9311
check storage Usage Capacity Error
What error you refer to? I can't see anything on the screenshot.
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Tom
What error you refer to? I can't see anything on the screenshot.
I mean After I click the update, there is no change in the capacity but it is clear that there is new content to be added
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Does the spinner run? How long it takes for spinner to finish?
Tom changed the channel name: Unencrypted files privacy / is my provider scanning my files? 3/11/2024 9:17 PM
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Tom
Does the spinner run? How long it takes for spinner to finish?
yes,I clicked it not work
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Please check errors in the Logs tab. Please also try disabling the "Versioning" in the settings if your bucket doesn't support versioning.
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Tom
Please check errors in the Logs tab. Please also try disabling the "Versioning" in the settings if your bucket doesn't support versioning.
After disable versioning it worked,How does that work?
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