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Does Your Free Online Storage Service Protect Your Privacy?

Online privacy is big on America’s mind right now. Whether you’re worried about identity theft or the reach of government surveillance, you need to know the ins and outs of online privacy. This is increasingly true as people move their data off of local storage devices and onto free online storage platforms. The last few years have made Google Drive, Dropbox, Box and others household tech names. But how private is the data you entrust to their servers?

Google Drive
One concern about Google Drive is that it doesn’t have a specific Terms of Service agreement. Rather, it operates under a unified user agreement across all Google products, meaning that you have the same terms of service as someone using Google Plus or Gmail. Read More!

Dropbox
In terms of name recognition, Dropbox is one of the biggest cloud storage providers. On the plus side, Dropbox makes no pretense about owning your data. What’s more, the company has rewritten its privacy policy to make things easier to read for people who aren’t lawyers.Read More!

More Online Storage: Box, Amazon Web Services, iCloud and More! Read More!

READ THE FINE PRINT!!!
It’s not easy to navigate this world of awesome services that often aren’t as free as they seem. But your best weapon against privacy violations is your own attention. Read the fine print of any service that you use to store or process your data. That’s the only way you’ll be able to make an informed decision. Read More!