If you’re fed up with companies fucking you over there’s an alternative.

There software called Nextcloud which you can run on a server which works in comparable ways as Onedrive/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc. works.

You could host it yourself on a server if you know how.

If you’re not familiar with forwarding ports or setting static IP adresses you can rent some server space from Hetzner where Nextcloud is included.

Missing option that I use:

Free Google Drive mounted with rclone and then eCryptfs filesystem mounted on the Google Drive mountpoint.

I get the free space and Google only sees encrypted files.

I deleted my account.

Yet another reminder that the cloud is just a fancy name for someone else's computer.

DropBox has been dead to me since 2014 when they put former US Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice on their board of directors.

Don't forget Syncthing, I always suggest it first since it doesn't require a server or advanced knowledge to work.

We need to move away from proprietary "cloud" solutions.

I do not see that option under the Dropbox settings.

The only real way to opt out of this shit is to start using a better cloud and nuke Dropbox from every computer you own

I'm totally in favor with your post, but not everyone is willing to self-host or is capable of doing it. So I recommendation would be and one that I'm currently using, is when uploading a file to these cloud services encrypt your files. I'm using #cryptomator, but I'm sure there are other alternatives, like #rclone. There is also #veracrypt, but to my understanding, is not great for cloud sync.

Cryptomator official website
Quick youtube video in how to use cryptomator (3:51)

Cryptomator is open source and free, but only on desktop. To use the mobile version, you will have to pay. Here is a list of alternatives to cryptomator, if you are familiar with one, please share your knowledge.

There's always Cryptomator too. VeraCrypt also works and syncs quickly.

If you have to use cloud storage, encrypt the files before you upload them

Time to fill dropbox with gos of eroticas.

Awesome photo choice!

"What's in the box?"

"Third-party AI services are only used when customers actively engage with Dropbox AI features which themselves are clearly labeled,"

Should be fine since I never ever use DB then.

I never opted in, no DropBox, OneDrive nor GDrive.

Self hosting isn't a solution to replace off site storage.

How is this legal? Isn't this a violation of copyright law at the very least, plus any other licenses that might apply to the files?

The problem with cryptomater in my mind is eventually with quantum computing the encryption will be cracked. Even if you delete the file its stored somwhere else in their backups. There will be a treasure of good information even if its 10 yearas from now to be harvested.

Why not just encrypt your data before uploading to the cloud?