Online backup, any experience / recommendations?

[phkza]

Hi all,

A little while ago, my nightmare came true and my not-so-trusty external HD, where I store my pictures, died.

The good people at the data recovery center found out it was a hardware malfuntion, causing the diskdrive to fail. Fortunately, all data could be recovered, although I had to spend quite some money on that.

Therefore I'd like to start using online backups. Now, I see a lot of possibilities, ranging widely in price.

I'd like to do business with a party I can trust. Does anybody have good experiences with online backups? And if so, with what provider and at what cost?

Thanks in advance!

[cHabu]

The power afforded the U.S. government under the Patriot Act is not unlimited. Governmental authorities only may access data pursuant to the Patriot Act to (i) “obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person;” or (ii) “protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities.” Therefore, the Patriot Act may not be used as a means to access data for the purpose of simply investigating business activities. Moreover, the U.S. State Department has stated that the risk that the U.S. government would obtain cloud-based data through the Patriot Act has been overstated. Indeed, many argue that this concern has been raised by non-U.S. cloud providers to provide themselves with a competitive advantage. Nonetheless, the U.S, government has yet to take a definitive stance on this issue. To that end, a 2011 cloud computing report signed by a coalition of 71 experts from companies such as Microsoft and Amazon has urged the Commerce Department to conduct a study of the Patriot Act in relation to cloud computing.1
Overall, cloud computing can provide companies with significant cost-savings and efficiencies. However, unlike other IT solutions, cloud computing can present legal risks that should be carefully considered with the company’s legal department or outside legal counsel.

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Thats why i don't put 'sensitive' and privat info on my 'cloud'.

BTW, i am using dropbox.

[avanbergen]

Hi,

I use http://www.flickr.com as a backup. For some Euros you can get a pro account and you can upload unlimited photos.
If you want you can make your photos private.

No doubt there are more solutions.

Albert