What Megaupload Teaches Us About the Cloud, SOPA and Backups. The raid and subsequent shutdown of file-sharing service Megaupload not only hacked off members of Anonymous, it also underscores one of the inherent vulnerabilities in storing data in the cloud. Beyond just providing easy TV access to college students without cable, Megaupload and the other sites in its network helped encompass the largest digital locker service in the world. While we suspect that the majority of Megaupload users were not storing family photos and personal documents, the site was exceedingly popular with users.
Ars Technica reports that Megaupload consumed more bandwidth in corporate workplaces than cloud-storage and collaboration services like Dropbox and Box.net. Since the Megaupload shutdown, users with non-infringing content served on Megaupload's servers have expressed outrage at no longer having access to their content. Could a Service Like Dropbox Get TKO'ed Megaupload Style? I'm a Dropbox Pro user myself and I gladly pay $99 a year for 50 GB of storage. Amidst SOPA Blackout, Senate Copyright Bill Loses Key Supporters. SOPA Strike Confirmed List | Floating Path.
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