that's incorrect. gcp is entirely different to free consumer products. do more research and you'll see that's not the case.
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 at 14:11, 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 >
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