New Cloud Storage Service Backify Gives 512 GB for Free
Written by Alan Wednesday, 19 October 2011 07:00
A new cloud storage service has jumped in the game and they are either in it to win it or in it to go broke in a hurry. Backify is offering a mind-boggling 512 GB of free storage, along with two paid plans – unlimited for $3 per month or unlimited plus briefcase for $5 per month. That’s a whole lot storage for nothing, or next-to-nothing. It’s also a reason to be skeptical.
Once you sign up you will be able to download a software program that takes care of backup for you. That’s a plus because the website interface has ads, and the app doesn’t. Of course, that’s costing Backify some revenue, so that makes one doubt the validity of the service.
For now, we are taking a wait-and-see approach to this because of all of the red flags – price, storage space, etc.. However, it does SEEM to be legitimate. We will do some testing on a computer not connected to any network and research their security a little further. It’s not far-fetched that a start-up would do this to get in the game, so let’s not assume anything is amiss here.
In the coming weeks we will have a full report on using it, how it works, and how secure it is. For now, if you want to try it out then take some precautions like using a throw-away email address and a password that isn’t being used for other sign-ons you have. If that’s not a problem for you then by all means give this service try. We plan to do the same.
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