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Posted on 01-19-13 10:17:46 PM Link | Quote
http://www.zdnet.com/dotcom-promises-50gb-for-every-user-on-mega-7000009988/

The URL will be mega.co.nz and I might be on board with this, actually. Let's see how this turns out...
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Posted on 01-19-13 11:16:38 PM Link | Quote
Mega Conz?

Mega Cons?

They could have picked a better TLD, honestly.

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Posted on 01-19-13 11:24:37 PM (last edited by Rena at 01-19-13 11:25:19 PM) Link | Quote
Post #4966 · Sat 130119 192437
But is it still going to be really annoying? And will the previous users get their data back?

Actually, MegaUpload was one of the least annoying file sharing services (no CAPTCHAs designed only to annoy you!), but that's not saying much...
Originally posted by FieryIce
The URL will be mega.co.nz
Could have picked a better TLD... [edit: looks like someone beat me to that!]


Of course, my opinion on this kind of online storage provider can be summarized almost entirely in this lovely quote:
Originally posted by Eule
"cloud" aka "I think I'll put my files on a third-party service with unknown backup, retention, and future pricing policies, and hopefully they won't suddenly charge me too many thousands of dollars to get my own files back."
...but that doesn't even touch on the issues of security or the service just disappearing (as MU did already).

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Posted on 01-24-13 12:10:41 AM Link | Quote
Hm, this article explains what exactly does mega bring in (lots of encryption!!) to combat the copyright bullies: http://gizmodo.com/5977163/hands-on-with-kim-dotcoms-new-mega-this-service-could-dismantle-copyright-forever
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Posted on 01-24-13 03:34:44 AM Link | Quote
So apparently there are more than a couple holes in how Mega keeps your password and master key safe, that mean it is open to being cracked (and thus all of your files being exposed).

Hope to see that get fixed.

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Posted on 01-26-13 11:53:11 AM Link | Quote
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And apparently they fail cryptography 101.

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Posted on 01-26-13 01:46:09 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Rena
And apparently they fail cryptography 101.

For a business whose entire model rests on cryptography, that is not a good sign

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