Hello I am trying to use filen.io to sync photos. It is zero knowledge storage as I know. But why is it not recommended by privacyguides? Does it have weak security even it is zero knowledge? Or just because the server is located in Germany rather than Switzerland? Is there any reasons for me to av…

If you’re looking for a Google Photos alternative, ente.io might be for you.

So the reason why filen.io is not recommended by PG is because filen’s encryption doesn’t use strong encrypting algorithms enough? Is it not secure enough like MEGA? Filen is open source now right?

I considered using ente.io but It doesn’t offers storage larger than 2TB. And also there is lifetime license in filen.io . So If filen’s encryption is strong enough, I think filen would be the better choice.

Also with filen we could sync other files too not only photo.

[image] record2957: lifetime license in filen.io . Always remember, its not your lifetime, its filen’s business model lifetime. They could either go bankrupt, just not honor it, or forcibly switch you to a recurring payment in the future. This applies to all lifetime guarantee.

Thank you. I know that about lifetime account. I just want to know expert’s opinion if filen is safe enough to use so I can use it. Because it sounds great for me.

I’m not really sure but every time Filen gets mentioned this article pops up. But it’s from 2021, maybe things changed over time?

I agree. in that article Filen is mentioned not open source. But it is open source.

Is it just me or filen’s new notes look like copy and paste from standard notes [image] Filen Hub Discover the latest updates, news, tutorials, and feature releases from Filen — your secure, zero-knowledge cloud storage solution.

Is filen.io not secure enough?

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eudyp November 6, 2023, 10:18am 2

Hey, there’s actually quite a bit of discussion after searching the forums.

Regarding this link, https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/345
it seems they are not competent enough in security. Although I’d like to find an alternative to Google Photo, this may not be a good choice.

BTW, just because it’s not mentioned doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not recommended.

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