[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] one drive -- Interesting
Drew King
dking65 at kingconsulting.us
Sun Nov 2 10:11:37 PST 2025
All,
Regarding encryption, I suggest looking into https://cryptomator.org/
I'm also a VPN advocate. My connections to the Internet are ALWAYS
encrypted.
My new router supports device level encryption using my Nordvpn.com
account. Although I still run Nordvpn on my PC's, I can, and do let it
encrypt each of my virtual machines.
https://windscribe.com/ is a very good VPN with a FREE option. You get
10GB of transfer data per month!
Black Friday sales are coming, so browse the options. Nordvpn also
protects you from malware, and ads. All your downloads, and web content
are scanned BEFORE they get to your browser! All referrals get 3 extra
months free.
They support Windows, Mac, and Linux for free. Mobile apps have a fee.
I don't encrypt EVERYTHING, but anything I don't want cloud providers
reading, absolutely!
Cryptomator revolves around "Vaults". Vaults are folders with files in
them. You can, on Windows, mount the vault as a drive letter, and
everywhere you can mount as a folder.
*We can do a potpourri on Cryptomator/encryption if there is interest?
Rclone, which I also use, handles encryption.*
All the cloud providers scan your files in detail. I was caught off
guard by Pcloud a few years ago. Pcloud is my backup cloud drive for
Google and Microsoft. The first time I copied my data from Google to
pcloud I got locked out of my pcloud account shortly afterwards and
after contacting technical support I learned that it was because of a
violation of their terms of service! I had a single PDF file on my
Google Drive that was a news article referencing the war in Iraq and it
specifically mentioned ISIS. It was the content of this PDF file that
Google was perfectly fine with that caused the violation. I asked
pCloud to delete anything they felt was in violation of their policy in
exchange for letting me back into my account, and they agreed.
Afterward I learned that it was this single file that was the root of
the problem. Pcloud, and all others, scan all of your documents in
detail. Basically reading through them word by word and using technology
to discover what the content is and what it references.
Now that we have all of this AI technology, it is certain that they know
about everything that you write and store in the cloud.
*Don't put anything in the cloud unencrypted that you don't want your
cloud provider to read in detail!*
These are the cloud providers they support on mobile. Any cloud on your
PC works.
On 11/2/2025 11:09 AM, Robert Primak via LCTG wrote:
> Well, it's at least as private as Amazon's Alexa from their home
> assistant series of IoT devices. Emoji
>
> Google's drive and email services and Yahoo's email services do
> exactly the same thing. Emoji
>
> If you want it to be private, encrypt it before uploading it. Emoji
>
> Oh wait, Microsoft has a Cloud-first save default. Sorry, my bad. You
> can't encrypt these automatic OneDrive saves. Emoji (This applies
> especially to Office 365 and Outlook.com.)
>
> So how's Apple's privacy in iCloud looking these days? Emoji
>
> Since these services all include subscription upgrades, I see no
> argument that for a free service, you are the product. These services
> are free as in free beer. Once you really start using them, you have
> to pay for more storage or subscribe to a paid product or service.
>
> -- Bob Primak
>
>
> On Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 01:27:06 PM EDT, John Rudy via LCTG
> <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>
>
> This is like “AI searches are private and not remembered”. Well, maybe
>
> If you do a search on bomb making expect to get an FBI visit
>
> John Rudy
>
> 781-861-0402
>
> 781-718-8334 cell
>
> 13 Hawthorne Lane
>
> Bedford MA
>
> jjrudy1 at comcast.net <mailto:jjrudy1 at comcast.net>
>
> *From:*Rich Moffitt <rich at richmoffitt.org>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 1, 2025 11:15 AM
> *To:* john rudy <jjrudy1 at comcast.net>
> *Cc:* Lex Computer Group <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] one drive -- Interesting
>
> Hi, John. What you're seeing isn't sharing with other people (not even
> Microsoft employees, through a combination of encryption, access
> controls, and pinky swears). Microsoft would probably tell you that
> what you saw is still considered "private to you." Instead, it's
> software services built into the platform reading the files that you
> uploaded to them to deliver the memories feature.
>
> On Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 10:05 AM John Rudy via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> wrote:
>
> I have just started getting messages from onedrive (OneDrive
> photos at onedrive.com) containing a small group of photos and the
> message
>
> I thought my onedrive account was private to me. Apparently not.
>
> When I click on “View all memories” I am asked to log in to Microsoft.
>
> I went to gemini.ai <http://gemini.ai> and asked about onedrive
> privacy. Here is a portion of what it responded:
>
> Managing your OneDrive photos' privacy involves controlling
> sharing permissions and using specific privacy features. Here are
> the main ways to do so:
>
> *1. Control Sharing Permissions*
>
> The most direct way to manage privacy is by controlling who has
> access to your files and folders.
>
> * *Sharing Individual Photos/Folders:*
>
> o *Right-click* on the photo or folder you want to manage.
> o Select *Share* or *Manage access* [1].
> o In the sharing dialogue, you can:
>
> + See who currently has access [1].
>
> + Stop sharing entirely.
>
> + Change permissions from "can edit" to "can view"
> (read-only).
>
> + Remove specific users [1].
>
> + Set an expiration date for the shared link [1].
>
> + Set a password for the link (with a Microsoft 365
> subscription) [1].
>
> John Rudy
>
> 781-861-0402
>
> 781-718-8334 cell
>
> 13 Hawthorne Lane
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/13+Hawthorne+Lane+Bedford+MA?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> Bedford MA
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/13+Hawthorne+Lane+Bedford+MA?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> jjrudy1 at comcast.net
>
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