[Flotsam_Jetsome]

"I think people are supposed to have 2 different backups. Hard copies, yes, but also cloud off site backups as well."

I totally get where you're coming from; in the event fire, flood, theft, whatever kind of loss were to occur at the original platform's physical location, there would be an off site backup unaffected by local calamities.

Some are more more sensitive to the even theoretical unauthorized access to their stored data than others, and I think that's the sentiment that was trying to be conveyed, that one doesn't necessarily have to rely on one of these backup providers to secure data.

Would a second external drive, stored off site count? :)
(How often would one back up data in that fashion?)

[Yaelle]

However, I believe carbonite and the others use the fact that they have no access nor codes to the encrypted Info they store for people is their own legal cover.

[MestaMachine]

Most REPUTABLE isps offer backup storage. Check your provider. My ZA partners with an online storage site as well, but there are also fireproof cases for external hardrives among other cool things. Look into protecting yourself. You can also copy your files onto disks, flash, or thumb drives. Where there is a will, there is a way.