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This is interesting but actually I haven’t understand how Cubbit can be decentralised without using a blockchain?

Hi there and thanks for your message! Yes, you can upload your patients’ files on Cubbit because their privacy is guaranteed by our zero-knowledge cryptographic architecture. You can read more about it here (https://help.cubbit.io/hc/en-us/sections/360003191800-Securi...) but in short files uploaded in our network are encrypted with AES-256 and split into dozens of chunks. Each chunk is distributed in more than one copy via end-to-end encrypted channels across our network to ensure redundancy and constant uptime. The user's password is not known to us nor to the coordinator server, and its related randomly-generated encryption key is stored client-side. Answering your second question: Cubbit differs from traditional cloud storage services in several ways:

-->Distribution: traditional cloud platforms run on data centers, Cubbit, instead, is the first cloud platform for the general public that is built on a distributed network of devices owned by the users.

-->Security: most traditional cloud platforms do not enforce the highest security standard, as their business model is based on exploiting the users’ data. Because of this, traditional cloud platforms open themselves to data breaches, leaks, and a wide variety of attacks. Cubbit instead employs encryption, distribution, and a zero-knowledge architecture to protect the users’ data.

-->Control: More often than not, user data is owned by the corporation running the data center. With Cubbit, our users own their data.

-->Eco-friendliness: Cubbit is designed to minimize the carbon footprint. Thanks to its distributed architecture, Cubbit saves a lot of energy compared to traditional cloud platforms, which are burdened by maintenance costs (the data center needs to be cooled down to work properly) and long data transfers, that in certain cases can be as energy-consuming as data storage itself.

There is no limit but, for the moment, we recommend it for teams up to 100 users.

Hello HN,

I’m Emma, long time lurker first time poster.

At Cubbit, Techstars accelerated startup, we are developing a distributed cloud designed to give users privacy and safety, all while being eco-friendly.

More information on our technology here: https://www.cubbit.io/technology & https://help.cubbit.io/hc/en-us/sections/360003191800-Securi...

We are now working on our new service for businesses as a startup within a startup, therefore as a small cross-functional team and low to no budget.

We just launched the first version of our service, still not working perfectly but a good MVP.

We’d love to hear your feedback and experience with it :)

Below some articles that explain why and how Cubbit is different than its competitors:

http://bit.ly/WhyCubbitIsDifferent http://bit.ly/CubbitTheFutureOfTheInternet http://bit.ly/TheInternetIsBroken https://www.cubbit.io/static/media/greenpaper.pdf

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to visit our website!

Cubbit differs from traditional cloud storage services in several ways:

Distribution: traditional cloud platforms run on data centers, giant, polluting, proprietary square miles of always-on computers. Cubbit, instead, is the first cloud platform for the general public that is built on a distributed network of devices owned by the users.

Security: most traditional cloud platforms do not enforce the highest security standard, as their business model is based on exploiting the users’ data. Because of this, traditional cloud platforms open themselves to data breaches, leaks, and a wide variety of attacks. Cubbit instead employs state-of-the-art encryption, distribution, and a cutting-edge zero-knowledge architecture to protect the users’ data. Your privacy is guaranteed by the zero-knowledge cryptographic architecture. Files uploaded into our network are encrypted with AES-256 and split into dozens of chunks. Each chunk is distributed in more than one copy via end-to-end encrypted channels across the network to ensure redundancy and constant uptime. The user's password is not known to us nor to the coordinator server, and its related randomly-generated encryption key is stored client-side.

Control: traditional cloud platforms run on proprietary data centers owned by giant corporations. More often than not, user data is owned by the corporation running the data center. With Cubbit, you own your data.

Eco-friendliness: Cubbit is designed to minimize the carbon footprint. Thanks to its distributed architecture, Cubbit saves a lot of energy compared to traditional cloud platforms, which are burdened by maintenance costs (the data center needs to be cooled down to work properly) and long data transfers, that in certain cases can be as energy-consuming as data storage itself.

Doesn’t this emerge from our landing?

Thank you so much, to you too

I like the idea so much!! Last weekend was the first time for me in an escape room and I simply loved it, would like to see how entertaining it is online. Only one doubt: isn't 30 min too little time to play it? And isn't 49$ too much for such a short time?

We are doing exactly that ;) Have a look, it might be interesting --> https://business.cubbit.io

From a personal experience, the onboarding process should be gradual and proceeds by steps (which doesn't mean it should be slow). As others said in the comments, it depends a lot on the role the person has (junior vs. senior) but starting a new position in a new company can be stressful for anyone. That is why a business should give its new employees the time to fit in rather than creating an overwhelming environment around them. By doing so, people will give their best and the outcome will be higher at the end. An interesting article I read on the matter is the following --> https://hronboard.me/blog/employee-onboarding-best-practices...

Such a cool idea but, isn't a bit too obvious that the people reserving a day on the calendar showed but the website are not real? The calendar has only 3 days booked, what about the other people that every second are reserving a day?

Also, you need to think about what you are going to do with the money if no-one picks the right date, otherwise there might be legal issues...

Hi Vito! Looks cool, I'll give it a try!

A couple of things I noticed that I'd like to share with you :)

- I feel like there's too much text and information and it is kind of difficult to understand the power od DynoBlogger unless you read everything. (e.g. in the first text block you put in bold the word Dynablogger multiple times, I think it would be better to highlight the words that already explain at the first sight what this tool can do for you);

- Same thing happens multiple times throughout the page, but in the price section especially. Just highlight those features that make one plan different from the other, in this way a potential user could understand immediately which plan suits him/her the best;

- The "About" section is very cute, but if your intent is to build a profession website, I would change it a bit.

These are just my reflections on your work, if you don't like them feel free to throw them away :) Otherwise, hope they can help somehow, wish you good luck!

I don't understand your position, can you explain yourself better?

Hi Devanon, why would you say so? Rather than the fact that it's not a decentralized service, it still ticks many of the boxes that make the service very private and secure: 1. it's open source 2. They use end-to-end encryption 3. No personal information is required to create an account

Can you explain your position please?

I like the idea! Few notes I noticed that could bring you some value somehow/someday:

- It would be interesting in the future to partner with some lawyer/law firm to make the whole process of having a visa even simpler;

- In the section "Jobs with a visa" I would like to have a filter no just for country but also on the type of job (at the least by sector).

Among the many horrible things that happened in the last months because of COVID, the new-found possibility of a different type of working is not one of them. If your job allows you to do so, remote working is a great opportunity that many people will benefit from. Whether you are looking for a longer change of scenario (as you said a couple of months in some unknown country) or spending a couple of weeks in your home town, close to the people you love. I obviously see the downside of remote working, but as far as it concerns me, the benefits overcome them, and I would definitely spend a some time in a country I've never been before as soon as the pandemic is over. Also, positive side, the pandemic will be over eventually, but I do believe that this new perspective entered permanently into our lives (for the better).

In some cities, like the one I live in, rents reached in the latest years their highest level, which was becoming unbearable for most workers. At the very least, after the unfortunate situation the world experienced this year, some good came out of it.

Related to what the article says about NY, here's an interesting article explaining the rent situation there --> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/realestate/why-rents-have...

I totally agree with you. Unfortunately as of today, people are not putting enough attention on who they give their sensitive information to. Data breaches are increasing in number, billion of accounts are hacked every day (I just discovered one of my side-accounts got hacked through https://haveibeenpwned.com/), nevertheless the majority of us is still not protecting its data properly (perhaps the problem relies on ignoring the problem itself?). And the situation is even more dramatic in the B2B market: I work in the cybersecurity industry and every day I see companies being hit by these attacks. That is why, I always advice the people I know to start using privacy-oriented tools that could actually prevent or help preventing something like this to happen. Like using a password manager (https://1password.com)to create strong password and store them, or a secure email system (https://protonmail.com), or "simply" by keeping your systems and softwares up-to-date or by backing up your data.

We, at Cubbit, are contributing to the mission of getting back our privacy by building a distributed and encrypted cloud storage service that puts users in control of their data (https://business.cubbit.io).