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Security, encryption, GDPR and practical guides on the confidentiality of your data.
Client-Side vs Server-Side Encryption: Which Cloud Storage Keeps Your Data Safer?
Cloud storage encryption can happen on your device (client-side) or on the provider's servers (server-side). This article breaks down the technical and legal differences, explaining why zero-knowledge architectures like May·Secret offer superior privacy.
Secure cloud storage for professionals (lawyers, accountants, doctors): the guide
Lawyers, accountants, doctors: your professional confidentiality obligations demand guarantees a consumer cloud doesn't cover. Here's what to require from a host for sensitive professional documents.
May·Secret vs. Google Drive, Dropbox, pCloud: which cloud really protects your files?
Google Drive, Dropbox and pCloud all encrypt your files — but not the same way, and not with the same guarantees. A technical comparison of encryption, hosting, and provider access to your data.
GDPR and data hosting: what the law really says about encryption
The GDPR doesn't explicitly mandate encryption, but in practice it makes it close to compulsory for any sensitive data. A look at the legal framework and what zero-knowledge encryption changes in the event of a breach.
End-to-end encryption: how it really works (and why marketing abuses the term)
"End-to-end encryption" has become a marketing claim slapped on products that don't always honor it. Here's how to recognize genuine E2E encryption, and what sets it apart from the "at rest" encryption most clouds offer.
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