Blogs
Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
European-U.S. data protection agreement: Yet another attempt, yet another failure
The recent agreement between the US and the EU is the third attempt to secure the transfer of personal data from Europe to the US. Holger Dyroff, co-founder and COO of ownCloud, does not see the new regulatory attempt as a satisfactory solution.
Kiteworks Open Source Program Office (ownCloud)
Kiteworks empowers organizations to manage risk in every send, share, receive, and save of sensitive content, protecting over 200 million end users across thosuands of global enterprises and government agencies. The Kiteworks Open Source Program Office is the steward of ownCloud, the open-source platform for sovereign secure data exchange, file synchronization, and collaboration. Built from the ground up in Go with zero database dependency, ownCloud Infinite Scale scales from a single binary to million-user deployments. Guided by a published governance charter and Apache 2.0 licensing, the OSPO ensures ownCloud remains a transparent, community-driven digital commons.
The new ownCloud marketplace is here!
With the Marketplace we are introducing a new app distribution platform; creating, publishing and installing apps has never been easier. This makes ownCloud the leading platform for file sync and share – and more.
ownCloud X is on the Horizon
We are excited to announce that the latest version of ownCloud, ownCloud X, is on its way! ownCloud X marks a new generation in the development of the ownCloud software. It creates a product that extends file sharing with a clear commitment to enterprise-focused...
ownCloud X Call for Papers
You are actively involved in the development of ownCloud and have topics that you would like to share with the community? The ownCloud X Launch Event is your place to do that. On May 23 we will host the official ownCloud X Launch Event in Cologne, Germany to celebrate...
Warning Before Entering Personal Data When Submitting Bug Reports – Use of Config Report in ownCloud
According to a recent blog published by security specialist Hanno Boeck and to a report published in Golem, use of the bug report function on Github has resulted in the potential publication of passwords by different users. When you fill out a bug report with...
We have a new ownCloud server maintenance release – say Hi to 9.1.5!
The community and our developers are working hard to improve ownCloud every day. This small post shall notify you of the biggest changes: We worked around rate limit issues from the Google Drive API - they accept only limited requests per minute to avoid API DOS, so...
Latest Update on EU-US Privacy Shield
In February I published a blog “Threats to your Data in the Trump Age” outlining the ramifications President Trump’s administration will have on the newly implemented EU-US Privacy Shield and the concerns for the safety of private data following a January executive...
ownCloud-Hackathons are spreading. Get involved!
Do you have fun with creative coding? Do you like meeting fellow hackers? Are you interested in improving the code we all breathe everyday? Hackathons are wonderful events and the core of the open source community. You can try to wrap your mind around new concepts and...
Were Your Private Files and Information Leaked by Docs.com?
This past Sunday ZDnet’s Zack Whittaker was the first to report that Microsoft’s document sharing site, Docs.com, has been leaking users’ personal files and information. “Users had complained over the weekend on Twitter that anyone could use the site's search box to...
New Desktop Client 2.3.0 release out now!
Grab the brand new ownCloud Desktop Client 2.3.0 for either Mac, Windows or Linux (or build it from source)! It features many improvements under the hood as decreased memory (up to 300% !) and CPU usage as well as better time/bandwidth estimation during sync. In the...
ownCloud is part of Google Summer of Code
Yesterday we received our confirmation to be part of this years GSoC. We are very proud to be chosen among various other well know and highly reputated FOSS projects. It's a great honor and we will do our utmost to properly mentor our students. During the day we...
Threats to your Data in the Trump Age
Just about year after the fall of the Safe Harbor agreement, the European Commission agreed upon a new framework, EU-US Privacy Shield, for data-transfers between the EU and the US this past August and was officially put into place as of February 1st 2017 with the...
ownCloud Wins Open Source File Sync Application of the Year!
We are so excited to announced that ownCloud has beat out a number of great competitors for 2016’s Linux Questions’ Member’s Choice Awards Open Source File Sync Application of the Year! On the behalf of all of us here at ownCloud—Thank you! It is once again because of...
Printing our »own Cloud«
Being at FOSDEM 2017 in Brussels we had a very special eye catcher with us: a 3D-printer, producing our own clouds. The also store your data very secure (because of the strong neodym magnets), … well at least in form of paper notes at your fridge or whiteboard. Jürgen...
Harald Weimer wird Geschäftsführer Vertrieb von ownCloud
Nürnberg, 26. Januar 2017 – Die ownCloud GmbH hat Harald Weimer als zusätzlichen Investor gewonnen und ihn in die Geschäftsführung des Unternehmens berufen. Der erfahrene IT-Manager soll dort in seiner Rolle als CSO (Chief Sales Officer) die Unternehmensstrategie...
ownCloud, PaperHive and Collabora – a winning team
About ownCloud, PaperHive and Collabora Researchers, students, medicine and engineering specialists are among the core ownCloud users and ownCloud's team is committed to support them in the management and creation of research data and texts. A recent partnership with...