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Yeah, I can be rather predictable at times. What I don't understand is how coreyrecvlohe didn't expect this. :-)

What I don't understand is why he apparently didn't do his homework. Before announcing a new online backup service on HN you can bet that I'd be studying the material for months on end to avoid a thorough cleaning of my clock.

Go easy on him, he's put a ton of work in to the graphics, we all know that's what is what counts when you do online backup.

I kind of did actually

Oh, I see. You knew that your claim of "NSA-level encryption" was entirely unsupportable, but you decided to make it anyway?

Why not just be honest?

It is honest. The NSA must abide by Federal Guidelines and procedures. We do not attest to maintain an exact copy of all the details the NSA puts in place regarding their internal security structure, but we do abide by Federal Guidelines concerning data storage, and have taken all operational and technical measures required to meet our privacy obligations (PUBLIC LAW 104-191).

Umm... wow. The NSA must abive by HIPAA, and you must abide by HIPAA, therefore you have NSA-level encryption?

I don't know what to say.

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