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Tahoe Least-Authority File System for secure, distributed data storage

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Aug 27, 2013

Looking for a solution to give you an edge in the ongoing struggle between you and the authorities over the privacy of your data? Then you should take a look at Tahoe Least-Authority File System, or Tahoe-LAFS. Or just LAFS.

It is a secure and distributed file system used in the S4 Cloud storage service of Least Authority Enterprises. Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn, founder and CEO of Least Authority Enterprises, is one of the creators of LAFS.

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