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Dan Neely wrote: Depending on what they are, your file names/directory structure in and of themselves could be an information disclosure
Sure, but -- I can't speak for you, obviously -- not many of us run Bloomberg, and the kind of "information disclosure" someone could get from the filename "Nipper's fourth birthday.mpg" ain't gonna ruin your life.
Dan Neely wrote: From the other direction, if you have a lot of files (especially if in a flat structure) pulling a full listing from your home PC to the remote one if not cached on their server could add noticeable latency over a slow connection.
Um, I don't see that as something to lose sleep worrying about. I sometimes have to wait 10-15 seconds for CP pages to load. C'est l'Interwebs.
Looking into the sync executable on the "server", I'm seeing a lot of soap statements (which you'd expect, since it's a web service), but I really don't have the desire to spend energy digging harder to find what transfer protocols or routing they're calling.
On the "clients", you just get an aspx file in the browser, so there's not much to see.
I don't have full network tracking on this (relatively new) machine, but when I download a file I don't see a new connection coming from basefolder.com, so it's very possible that it's a direct connection (and the speed is really high, too).
AFAIK, DropBox et al route everything through their servers, when synching.
Dan Neely wrote: The fact that they didn't realize that some privacy conscious people would care about these things enough to put them in their faq makes me worry that they only gave lip service to privacy in their implementation and six months from now we'll be reading about a presentation in a major security conference that pwned the platform a dozen ways over.
Oh, come on; that's just daft.
It's a minimalist web-site, with a product for "the common man".
They ain't gonna go into huge levels of technical detail in an FAQ, because their consumer base won't Ask such Questions Frequently, and, as I imagine you know, getting too techie on mere mortals frightens them away.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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And what's the difference between installing this and setting up an FTP service on your machine?
It sounds to me as if basefolder is just a (much) simplified FTP service.
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d.shapiro wrote: And what's the difference between installing this and setting up an FTP service on your machine?
I would imagine that the FTP server is under your own control and not reliant on a third party website.
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That's the point I was alluding to. If this thing works like an FTP, I'd rather install an FTP that I have full control over.
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d.shapiro wrote: It sounds to me as if basefolder is just a (much) simplified FTP service.
And not even SFTP.
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d.shapiro wrote: And what's the difference between installing this and setting up an FTP service on your machine?
The difference? All your files don't go through a third party's servers on the way to your computer, where they can be conveniently snooped or duplicated without your knowledge. They go though the ftp server, but you control that and the machine it runs on. Also, there's no convenient third party that somebody can coerce into providing them access to your files without your knowledge.
From a security perspective, there's a big difference between the two.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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Another option: Any one use BitTorrent Sync? (I do.) Cloudless, fast, secure (as if there were such a thing), mobile clients, sharing. What's not to love (i.e. why is BitTorrent Sync evil too)?
-Man of Code
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This looks like a snoopers dream. Get access to several computers with the full assistance of the user. No need to set up an expensive cloud storage system to lure them in. What's to say they aren't renting out space on your machine as cloud storage.
I like to keep my stuff private thank you very much. Can't beat an air gap.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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OK. So it's just as evil as every other solution out there. Guess there is no reason to change then. 
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And then this happens. Maybe I'll be changing services anyway. One thing for sure, nothing is permanent.
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y agreeing to our terms of service, you hereby grant basefolder the license:
To use, copy, transmit, distribute, store and cache files that you choose to store and/or share.
To copy, transmit, publish, and distribute to others the files as you designate, whether through the sharing or public linking features of the Service, in each case solely to provide the Service to you
I am not sure about this part of the agreement...
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Attn:
- "Files that you choose"
- "As you designate".
They can't send your files to your other machines if you don't give them permission to send your files.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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To quote:
"Using basefolder.com you can access your files from anywhere
Your files, photos, music etc are not stored in the cloud
They are all stored in your private computer.
It is safe, secure and PRIVATE!"
Umm, if you're using their website to access your files, how is it safe and secure again?
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Well, when their servers are hacked (which seems to be a common occurrence with all this cloudy stuff), the hackers won't find your naked selfies, because they're not there.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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They might if it's cached for efficiency. However, I'm fine with that because I'm trying to post my naked selfies on all the clouds. 
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Well, if that doesn't make the hackers think twice about what they're doing, nothing will.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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That's my newd business security model.
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I don't need a bunch of too-bluddy-useless-to-get-a-real-job pratts to tell me that Bacon's good; it's bleedin' obvious!
I eat bacon, I feel good.
The more I feel good, the longer I live.
Ipso fact, I rest my case.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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OMG! Last line started with the absolute final words though Quote: Live to eat bacon
'nuff said
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Wow, at an absurd study. Just because bacon contains niacin doesn't mean bacon is good for you. In fact, I doubt much of that niacin survives the frying process. And to boot, they fed niacin, not bacon, to the roundworms. And WTF do roundworms have to do with human beings? And the study doesn't even mention bacon!
My god, this is science in today's world:
class Worm {}
class Human : inherit Worm {}
class Media : inherit Idiots {}
class Study : inherit Media, Human
{WormFood = Bacon; }
{GoodForHuman = WormFood; }
Marc
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I think you've revealed a plot!
The worms are fattening us up for when we're buried, using bacon as a tool in their master plan!
We have to escape, but...
THERE'S NO ESCAPING THE WORMS!
Coming soon to a graveyard near you...
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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is banned where I live,
Despite it's being good, we have to leave the country to get some...
Mind you beer is also banned here, as in wine of all colours, in fact all alcohol is banned here!
WTF am I doing in a country that bans bacon and alcohol?
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Because I couldn't find work, I left California in February and took a job in Knoxville, TN. Well, it hasn't worked out so well, so Friday I flew back to Cali and did 2 interviews.... Nailed them both. I start my new job back in San Diego on Monday!
Then, I had an old co-worker email me asking if I'm available to take on a side project. YES!!
When I told him I'm leaving, my boss here in TN said, "Hey, if you're interested, I can give to 15-20 hours of work per week remotely".
I went from zero jobs to 2 offers, a side gig, and my current boss wanting to keep me on.
Life is good.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Congrats! 
I guess you should change to your name to Coder With A Few Jobs
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