Pretty sure the user stuff gets parsed, like google drive and photos - I'd be very surprised if they messed with the object/disk storage...
James On 2020-10-25 14:42 Matthew Scutter wrote: > Going to call a [citation needed] on that, because it reeks of FUD to me. > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 1:11 PM Kai <vk6...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> Thank you for all the feedback, greatly appreciated. >> >> I read an article yesterday which said that in the same way that GMail >> parses email content for AI learning and targeting ads, that Google >> cloud storage may also index content, including facial recognition, with >> any photo's, for behaviour learning and targeted ads. >> That's one of the reasons I'm not keen to store data on Google cloud. >> They're on a need-to-know basis with my activities. >> >> Does anyone know if Microsoft, AWS or other providers may allow >> themselves access to stored files? >> >> On 25/10/20 10:25 am, Jacob Taylor wrote: >> > An important question to ask is whether you require file storage or >> > object storage. >> > >> > While the S3 portal provides a veneer of a filesystem-style hierarchy, >> > S3 is really a key-value object store. If you build an application on S3 >> > but use filesystem-style queries ("list all files in a directory" as an >> > example), it can end up being very costly. >> > >> > If you just want a place to upload big files, such as backups, VMs, >> > images, and videos, then S3 is ideal. >> > >> > If you are looking for something that requires a file hierarchy, then it >> > might not be appropriate. >> > >> > To reiterate what Shaun says, the data you put in an S3 bucket mastered >> > in the Sydney region (ap-southeast-2) *will not be stored elsewhere* >> > unless you explicitly want it to (via cross-region replication or other >> > sync methods). >> > >> > To go into more detail on encryption options: >> > >> > * Server Side Encryption (SSE): Encryption is done in the S3 service >> > itself, you upload/download in plaintext. Comes in a few flavours, >> > but they all use the same algorithm (AES-256): >> > o SSE-S3: This is the simplest and easiest to use, basically >> > turnkey. S3 will use an AWS-managed key in KMS to encrypt your >> > files. >> > o SSE-KMS: Same as above, however it uses a custom key you manage >> > (could be generated on-prem and uploaded, as an example). >> > o SSE-C: Encrypts files with a key given to S3 by your application >> > at the time of upload, and you cannot download the file without >> > providing the same key at the time you request it. >> > * Client Side Encryption: Describes any scenario where your >> > application encrypts a file prior to uploading, and decrypts after >> > downloading. >> > >> > Disclaimer: I work for AWS >> > >> > On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 12:34 PM Shaun Ewing <sh...@shaun.net >> > <mailto:sh...@shaun.net>> wrote: >> > >> > Data uploaded to S3 will stay entirely within a region unless you >> > explicitly configure cross-region replication.____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > There’s a bunch of encryption options including Amazon S3-Managed >> > Keys and customer provided keys.____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > (Disclosure: I work for AWS)____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > *From:*AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net >> > <mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net>> *On Behalf Of *Giles Pollock >> > *Sent:* Sunday, 25 October 2020 12:08 PM >> > *To:* Kai <vk6...@westnet.com.au <mailto:vk6...@westnet.com.au>> >> > *Cc:* Ausnog <ausnog@lists.ausnog.net <mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net>> >> > *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Australian based cloud storage____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > Amazon have a region, ap-southeast-2 which is Sydney based. Can't >> > comment whether stuff that goes into s3 gets replicated elsewhere, I >> > believe you can set the class so it doesn't, but you'd need to talk >> > to someone at AWS to confirm. ____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > On Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 12:02 Kai, <vk6...@westnet.com.au >> > <mailto:vk6...@westnet.com.au>> wrote:____ >> > >> > Hi folks, >> > >> > Happy weekend. >> > I'm searching for Australian based cloud storage. >> > >> > Google, Microsoft and the other big names might have cache >> > server here >> > but the data is also stored overseas, I'm looking for providers who >> > either allow you to choose your cloud storage location, or only >> > have >> > hosting within Australia, and have storage which is encrypted. >> > >> > Any feedback is welcome. >> > >> > Cheers >> > Kai >> > _______________________________________________ >> > AusNOG mailing list >> > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net <mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net> >> > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog____ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > >> > ____ >> > >> > AusNOG mailing list >> > >> > ____ >> > >> > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net <mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net> >> > >> > ____ >> > >> > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >> > >> > ____ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > AusNOG mailing list >> > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net <mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net> >> > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> AusNOG mailing list >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >
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