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RE: Mega.nz Warning - sybylroot - 03-04-2020
(03-04-2020, 10:36 AM)Rezyy Wrote: Mega is constantly in the spotlight.
Due to things of the past, but that is the past
RE: Mega.nz Warning - miso - 03-04-2020
(03-04-2020, 10:38 PM)sybylroot Wrote:not really, people are still uploading illegal stuff on MEGA, they especially use MEGA because of the anonimity you can have compared to onedrive or google, on MEGA, the user doesn't get any information about who uploaded the file, when was the file uploaded etc.., you can only download it, which is why illegal stuff (especially visual media like pics and videos) are mostly posted on MEGA(03-04-2020, 10:36 AM)Rezyy Wrote: Mega is constantly in the spotlight.
Due to things of the past, but that is the past
RE: Mega.nz Warning - fsociety - 03-05-2020
(02-10-2020, 02:36 AM)mothered Wrote: Thanks for the heads-up.
I remember Megaupload was taken down In 2012, and I had around 500 GB of files stored on their servers. Thankfully, I had backups.
YEAH I TOO REMEMBER THAT SITE I USED THIS SITE A LOT IN MY CHILDHOOD . MOSTLY I WAS THERE TO DOWNLOAD GTA VICE CITY GAME.HAHAH
RE: Mega.nz Warning - mothered - 03-05-2020
(03-05-2020, 07:46 AM)fsociety Wrote:(02-10-2020, 02:36 AM)mothered Wrote: Thanks for the heads-up.
I remember Megaupload was taken down In 2012, and I had around 500 GB of files stored on their servers. Thankfully, I had backups.
YEAH I TOO REMEMBER THAT SITE I USED THIS SITE A LOT IN MY CHILDHOOD . MOSTLY I WAS THERE TO DOWNLOAD GTA VICE CITY GAME.HAHAH
It was extremely popular In Its time, but the content wasn't filtered nor did the owner (Kim Dotcom) take copyright Infringement seriously, hence ultimately led to the takedown.
RE: Mega.nz Warning - Rezyy - 03-06-2020
Although lets be honest most uploading platforms are being used for blacklist stuff so although what mega is doing now is really bad, all the other sites are also just as bad.
RE: Mega.nz Warning - miso - 03-06-2020
(03-06-2020, 08:53 AM)Rezyy Wrote: Although lets be honest most uploading platforms are being used for blacklist stuff so although what mega is doing now is really bad, all the other sites are also just as bad.what do you mean by "mega is doing now is really bad", it's not their fault, they just wanted to enhance security of their servers used by MEGA, they're not the one to blame for the content that is sent over to their servers, but i would understand if you meant that they should have a scanning procedure to make sure the uploaded content follows the ToS
blaming MEGA for the content on their servers is like blaming your teacher for you not listening in class, which doesn't make sense at all
RE: Mega.nz Warning - mothered - 03-07-2020
(03-06-2020, 08:53 AM)Rezyy Wrote: what mega is doing now is really bad
What are they doing that's so bad?
In my view, I believe they've got very good measures In place to help prevent copyright Infringement and content of malicious nature.
RE: Mega.nz Warning - miso - 03-07-2020
(03-07-2020, 04:40 AM)mothered Wrote:true, however, even though MEGA has a really good security infrastructure (meaning that if you try cracking 1 key, you'll take forever, literally), it actually backfired due to user posting unauthorised content, they're not doing anything bad, they were just too naïve and though user would not post as much illegal content, im pretty sure they though that they will only be a few dozen users posting illegal, unauthorised content on their servers, but because their is soo much account posting that type of content, they cannot manage everything, thats why i think they should have a filter that scans the content of the uploaded file, this would reduce the number of unauthorised content getting uploaded, they'll would now just need to filter the uploaded content, remove and ban the users.(03-06-2020, 08:53 AM)Rezyy Wrote: what mega is doing now is really bad
What are they doing that's so bad?
In my view, I believe they've got very good measures In place to help prevent copyright Infringement and content of malicious nature.
RE: Mega.nz Warning - mothered - 03-07-2020
(03-07-2020, 11:43 AM)miso Wrote:(03-07-2020, 04:40 AM)mothered Wrote:true, however, even though MEGA has a really good security infrastructure (meaning that if you try cracking 1 key, you'll take forever, literally), it actually backfired due to user posting unauthorised content, they're not doing anything bad, they were just too naïve and though user would not post as much illegal content, im pretty sure they though that they will only be a few dozen users posting illegal, unauthorised content on their servers, but because their is soo much account posting that type of content, they cannot manage everything, thats why i think they should have a filter that scans the content of the uploaded file, this would reduce the number of unauthorised content getting uploaded, they'll would now just need to filter the uploaded content, remove and ban the users.(03-06-2020, 08:53 AM)Rezyy Wrote: what mega is doing now is really bad
What are they doing that's so bad?
In my view, I believe they've got very good measures In place to help prevent copyright Infringement and content of malicious nature.
As with every file sharing site, It's not possible to filter every byte In It's entirety.
Some degree of data will slip through and will Inevitably continue to do so. Kim Dotcom learned a huge lesson since the takedown of Megaupload In 2012 and although he's no longer associated with Mega, he has been In compliance with the applicable law.
RE: Mega.nz Warning - miso - 03-07-2020
(03-07-2020, 02:18 PM)mothered Wrote:that is why i said it will reduce the number of unwanted files on their server, not completely blocking it since filters for visual medias or even audio are way more complex compared to just a simple word scan.(03-07-2020, 11:43 AM)miso Wrote:(03-07-2020, 04:40 AM)mothered Wrote: What are they doing that's so bad?true, however, even though MEGA has a really good security infrastructure (meaning that if you try cracking 1 key, you'll take forever, literally), it actually backfired due to user posting unauthorised content, they're not doing anything bad, they were just too naïve and though user would not post as much illegal content, im pretty sure they though that they will only be a few dozen users posting illegal, unauthorised content on their servers, but because their is soo much account posting that type of content, they cannot manage everything, thats why i think they should have a filter that scans the content of the uploaded file, this would reduce the number of unauthorised content getting uploaded, they'll would now just need to filter the uploaded content, remove and ban the users.
In my view, I believe they've got very good measures In place to help prevent copyright Infringement and content of malicious nature.
As with every file sharing site, It's not possible to filter every byte In It's entirety.
Some degree of data will slip through and will Inevitably continue to do so. Kim Dotcom learned a huge lesson since the takedown of Megaupload In 2012 and although he's no longer associated with Mega, he has been In compliance with the applicable law.
I know that the owner of mega upload learned a huge lesson, but the staff working for MEGA (especially higher-class employees, or even the CEO) should take notes of Kim, because even though that happened to him in 2012, the internet has changed a lot since and there is way more of those around now and it will continue growing. But we know that they do since they take down leaks of nsfw content regularly, so they are aware of what can be on their servers, even though it's not their fault for having this type of content uploaded on their servers, they're fighting against it, which is a good thing and shows that the moderation (if can be called so) cares a lot about what is posted on MEGA, they want to protect the good reputation of the service and continue to bring people over to use their service.
TL;DR: MEGA should have a filter when users uploads content towards the service, even though it might not be a 100% accurate, it will drastically reduce the number of unwanted, illegal content found on the service (filtering will also save a lot of time for the staff to take down content not following their ToS)
btw, i think they should also a reporting system when a link is shared, ill try to make a non-working design sample in html