Re: EU based server & storage

[Joachim Schipper <joachim@joachimschipper.nl>]

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:01:19PM +0000, Chris Paulson-Ellis wrote:
> Tarsnap looks like an excellent service. Ironically I learned about
> it from coverage of the recent security bug, but the open and
> comprehensive response to the bug inclines me towards more trust in
> the service than any amount of marketing from other providers.
> 
> However, I'm nervous about having our company data stored outside
> the EU (I'm in the UK), encrypted or otherwise.
> 
> Are there any plans to host an instance of the service in Amazon's
> EU data centre (in Eire)?

Exactly what do you hope to gain from a Tarsnap running on Amazon's EU
infrastructure? I can imagine it being faster (for EU residents), but
Amazon is still an American company and will still hand over your data
to the American government, even if it's stored outside the US.

Either trust Tarsnap's encryption or use something else.

		Joachim