http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/2009/08/27/if-an-online-backup-provider-was-subpoenaed-would-it-have-to-hand-your-data-over/ Daily resource for independent consumer information and service reviews Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:14:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/2009/08/27/if-an-online-backup-provider-was-subpoenaed-would-it-have-to-hand-your-data-over/comment-page-1/#comment-31653 Timothy Cahill Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:52:14 +0000 http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/?p=2742#comment-31653 Yes, I am a provider and we do not have our customers encryption key. I just wanted to address this situation in regards to a data subpoena (I was actually just discussing this subject with an attorney the other day). Yes, I am a provider and we do not have our customers encryption key. I just wanted to address this situation in regards to a data subpoena (I was actually just discussing this subject with an attorney the other day).

]]> http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/2009/08/27/if-an-online-backup-provider-was-subpoenaed-would-it-have-to-hand-your-data-over/comment-page-1/#comment-31642 John Doyle Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:17:21 +0000 http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/?p=2742#comment-31642 Most providers don't actually have the encryption keys so they would essentially be handing over encrypted data,which without the customer keys would be useless. I guess if the customer was forced to hand over the encryption keys as part of the discovery process then,yes they could access the data. Most providers don't actually have the encryption keys so they would essentially be handing over encrypted data,which without the customer keys would be useless.
I guess if the customer was forced to hand over the encryption keys as part of the discovery process then,yes they could access the data.

]]> http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/2009/08/27/if-an-online-backup-provider-was-subpoenaed-would-it-have-to-hand-your-data-over/comment-page-1/#comment-31641 B Caron Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:14:06 +0000 http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/?p=2742#comment-31641 This has nothing to do with your subject but I have found no forums or blogs to tell my story. I am a subscriber to Carbonite, I got in early when the price was 49.95. I just did a restore to a new computer and had to do most of it myself. I am so grateful that I did this BEFORE a hard drive failure, which I was fairly certain was imminent. I asked for assistance, through the program installed on my computer by the company. It has been exactly one full week and NO ONE has bothered to contact me. I would never suggest that anyone use this service. Save your money and buy a back up device!!! This has nothing to do with your subject but I have found no forums or blogs to tell my story. I am a subscriber to Carbonite, I got in early when the price was 49.95. I just did a restore to a new computer and had to do most of it myself. I am so grateful that I did this BEFORE a hard drive failure, which I was fairly certain was imminent. I asked for assistance, through the program installed on my computer by the company. It has been exactly one full week and NO ONE has bothered to contact me. I would never suggest that anyone use this service. Save your money and buy a back up device!!!

]]> http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/2009/08/27/if-an-online-backup-provider-was-subpoenaed-would-it-have-to-hand-your-data-over/comment-page-1/#comment-31628 Timothy Cahill Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:02:17 +0000 http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/?p=2742#comment-31628 Food for thought with this excellent question would be encryption. As a data storage provider, if forced to turn over a clients data and it is encrypted, and me as a data storage provider that does not have any means to obtain my clients encryption code; I would just essentially be turning over jibberish. How does this play into the whole scenario? Food for thought with this excellent question would be encryption. As a data storage provider, if forced to turn over a clients data and it is encrypted, and me as a data storage provider that does not have any means to obtain my clients encryption code; I would just essentially be turning over jibberish. How does this play into the whole scenario?

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