How do you ensure privacy and security on cloud platforms in an age of compromised encryption, backdoors, and AI-driven hacking threats to encryption and user confidentiality?

Let’s say you’ve created a film and need to securely upload the master copy to the cloud. You want to encrypt it before uploading to prevent unauthorized access. What program would you use to achieve this?

Now, let’s consider the worst-case scenario: the encryption software itself could have a backdoor, or perhaps you’re worried about AI-driven hacking techniques targeting your encryption.

Additionally, imagine your film is being used to train AI databases or is exposed to potential brute-force attacks while stored in the cloud.

What steps would you take to ensure your content is protected against a wide range of threats and prevent it from being accessed, leaked, or released without your consent?

  • truthfultemporarily@feddit.org
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    5 days ago

    If you assume everything is compromised, there is no safety. You have to trust something at some point.

    Usually, speaking from a professional IT perspective, people trust encryption. Once you do that, it does not matter how safe or unsafe the place where you store your data is.

    AES, the encryption standard used by pretty much everything, is safe. It has not been weakened in any meaningful way since its inception and is also quantum - safe.

    You could use for example openssl or Veracrypt or even just 7zip to encrypt it. If you don’t trust these tools, encrypt it twice with two different ones, just put a txt file next to it with the exact steps to decrypt, because you will forget in which order you have done things.

    Personally I have a homeserver that is encrypted at rest and then it uses restic to store encrypted backups in the cloud.

    • Flmaker@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 days ago

      I have tried to post my thank you message but “hanging” after clicking the reply button has continued for 3 days or so.

      I sincerely thank you for your incredibly thoughtful and detailed response. Not only did you take the time to explain everything so clearly, but the way you included your personal experience really made a difference.

      It’s rare to come across someone who is willing to share such in-depth insight, and I truly appreciate how much effort you put into helping me understand things from a practical standpoint. Your advice has been extremely helpful,

      Thank you again for being so generous with your time and knowledge!

      I agree that I have to to rely on the encryption for what I have for the films online/cloud, and that seems acceptable.

      However, when it comes to personal family photos and videos, I’m facing a dilemma.

      • If they’re stored online, they’re vulnerable to potential compromises (PRIVACY CONCERN) -maybe not now, but in the future, especially with the risks posed by AI training.

      • On the other hand, if they’re kept offline, I’m still at risk of losing them due to physical factors, especially since I live in an earthquake-prone area