tosdr.org says MEGA tracks you and stuff. I use the DuckDuckGo tracker blocker things, but my space is getting smaller and I’ll soon need to pay for a bigger plan. But I’m really wondering if they won’t steal my bank data if I pay for the bigger plan.

(Using MEGA snce it had the free plan with the biggest space I could find)

  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Mega gives the same vibe as folks who sell my real name and a detailed record of my activities. So I’m inclined to believe any accusations of tracking.

    I wouldn’t both use Mega for piracy and piss off anyone powerful enough to want me arrested, or I would worry they would buy my Mega user records - for example.

    As for paying Mega, they don’t strike me as “run off with your money”, to me.

    But I always like to use a dedicated account with minimal money in it, for new online transactions. Also, I turn off “overdraft protection” on that acount, so it cannot drain my other accounts.

      • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        Could be. Although mine buries it pretty deep and defaults it to on. They like to charge me $25 each time I would have overdraft, and they can’t do that if I turn off the “feature”.

        Edit: If your country has stronger consumer protection laws, the “feature” might just be illegal there.