An interesting article by Malwarebytes Lab on cloud storage services by. User Beware!
https://blog.malwarebytes.org/101/2016/04/should-you-store-your-data-in-the-cloud/
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This is a summary of an article in New Scientist, 2/4/2013, “Lost in the cloud: How safe are your online possessions?”
A Mr Goodwin stored his files with Megaupload, a cloud-based system. “Unfortunately for its legitimate users, Megaupload became better known as a hub for pirated films, games and software. So the FBI took it offline.”
“Goodwin has
turned to the courts to get his footage back. The court is yet to decide, but the US government's response is that, in the cloud, Goodwin forfeited his property rights.”
The case is working its way through the courts, but do not hold your breath for a speedy outcome.
Other issues identified are
“....if your file has already been uploaded by someone else – a digital copy of a Radiohead album, for instance – then Dropbox will just link you to the existing files rather than waste bandwidth and space by uploading a duplicate.”
“...
cloud-based services have been known to deliberately delete files – emails that their algorithmic text-crawlers deem potentially illegal or pornographic”
Many upload photos and videos to the cloud. Who owns the copyright? “Technically, you retain copyright, but the terms of service often undermine those rights. For example, Facebook can do pretty much
whatever they want with your photos without paying you.”
Does the US government really need court permission to access your emails? “law enforcers in the US don't need a warrant to rummage through your inbox as long as the emails are hosted on a US server and are older than six months. That is thanks to an ageing law signed by Ronald Reagan over 25 years ago.”
