Re: Digest for mozilla-labs-weave-server-users@googlegroups.com - 3 Messages in 1 Topic

[mark]

Hi Ragavan, and thanks !
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Ragavan S <ragavan.s...@gmail.com> Dec 02 10:03PM -0800

> That said, it sounds like one of your concerns with using the Mozilla
servers is security/privacy? One of the Weave Sync add-on's main
features is client side encryption. We encrypt everything on your
computer before storing it on the servers. Does that help address your
concern?

Sort of - as with Xmarks/Foxmarks - I don't want my private data USED - so the real question would be if it is merely stored, or decrypted and used for anything there ?
 

> Also, another question - if you had a VM available with the Weave
server pre-configured would that be a viable option?

 I have no idea what I'd do with one ?!
My home and work PCs are all I'll use it for but I do have a website and a hosting account which means some server space and access - so I thought I'd just use that...seems unlikely to the max though.

Thanks for trying to help me out here !

mark

[Toby Elliott]

On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:46 AM, mark wrote:

Hi Ragavan, and thanks !
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Ragavan S <ragavan.s...@gmail.com> Dec 02 10:03PM -0800

> That said, it sounds like one of your concerns with using the Mozilla
servers is security/privacy? One of the Weave Sync add-on's main
features is client side encryption. We encrypt everything on your
computer before storing it on the servers. Does that help address your
concern?

Sort of - as with Xmarks/Foxmarks - I don't want my private data USED - so the real question would be if it is merely stored, or decrypted and used for anything there ?
  

Since it's encrypted by you on the client side we don't have any way to decrypt and use your data. It's just stored on the machines.

I guess, technically, we'd know the number of items you've stored, but that's about as far as we can take it.

Regards,

Toby Elliott

Mozilla