ownCloud released a new batch of enhancements for the Community Edition (5.0) of its open source file syncing and sharing platform today. According to CTO Frank Karlitschek, the company’s efforts, along with contributions by the ownCloud community, have yielded a more polished, better performing solution for secure file storage and collaboration.
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.