If you’re encrypting locally, a free Nextcloud provider would probably do the trick. Use one in Europe for better privacy rights.

From a security perspective, it isn’t ideal, but a simple unencrypted external drive might be the best solution.

I have good luck self-hosting on a Raspberry Pi and on a Linode Nanode server.

Excellent point. I suspect that there already are Reddit operatives here trying to stir up FUD. In fact, that’s what I think this OP is.

I was going to just let it go, but it’s late and my patience is exhausted.

…be very careful about statements like this.

Or what? You’ll have your dad beat up my dad?

So you’re just going to ignore any inconvenient points and glom onto my agreement that this issue is a small concern? You think that constitutes “winning”?

TBH, if you need to win an argument with an internet stranger that badly, I’m happy to oblige?

Who are these people that are smarter than us? Do you know them? What are their qualifications?

I don’t know and I don’t need to know. They are clearly capable of reading sources that are authoritative (e.g. EFF) and applying a modicum of logic and common sense. Their response is rational rather than breathless and dramatic moral panic.

Did you not consider that not everyone is subject to American law…?

Of course there are countries other than the US. International safe harbor exists for a reason. Can you name one country that doesn’t have a safe harbor provision for web site hosts? Just one.

Did you not consider [that] most [instances] do not fall under American law?

It would be interesting to know how many Lemmy instances don’t fall under US law. I don’t know. Do you? Based on which source?

How come that every Lemmy admin who replied to this post expressed their concern regarding this issue? Explain to me why admins like sunasaurus and db0 are working on tools and solutions to address this problem if, according to you, this is not a concern.

So that’s two who are working on tools. Not panicked and not viewing this as a giant problem. Two out of thousands. It’s an exceptionally low percentage and not even remotely statistically significant.

Are you REALLY SURE that this is NOT a concern?

A concern? Sure. Is anyone going to prison if they don’t bow to your demands right now as you’ve suggested up and down this thread? Unlikely.

What is your usual account? Why are you hiding? Do you plan to plant evidence and then call the authorities?

I’m not concerned because people smarter than us have said it isn’t a concern. So long as they preserve their safe harbor shield, instance admins are not generally liable for content posted by users.

If you’re not just trolling, what is your main account?

Nah. Where’s the drama and FUD in behaving like adults? Much better to make a brand new account and spam moral panic all over the fediverse. /smh

I can’t be the only one getting bored with the 8-hr-old accounts spreading FUD.

If you have a legitimate concern, post it from your proper account. Otherwise it looks like you’re just trolling for Spez. It’s pathetic, really.

Could Zenkit work for you?

I’m interested in this as well. Not for keeping up with an office but for keeping up with which family members are out of the house.

No, too compact and hermetically sealed precisely to prevent the owner working on them is exactly the main reason I avoid any Apple “Air” product. I’ve lost my fanboy membership card since they started “iOS-ifying” their full computers, removing ports and optical drives, and breaking the right to repair.

Honestly, I don’t know. The last Mac I bought was for my kid’s high school graduation about ten years ago. I only know that I’d steer clear of anything with “Air” in the name.

Sounds like a good idea. I own a couple of Dells, but I don’t work on them very much (although that may change since my laptop keyboard seems to be dying). Someone around here surely knows about reinforcement brackets and docking ports.

If you’re considering docking your laptop anyway, have you thought about getting a desktop case and fan so that you can repurpose your existing motherboard into a tower?

Modern MacBooks are not meant to be opened. When Jobs still had a hand in designing them, RAM, HD, and battery were easily replaced. Opening the whole thing only involves removing a half dozen screws. It takes a small screwdriver and spudger, but it can be done on your dining room table. Parts are (or were) readily available at reasonable cost.

Anything from 2004(?) to 2020(?) is going to have an Intel processor. I’d do some research to find the last user-serviceable year, then get the best processor I could afford. Upgrade the RAM and internal drive to the biggest your Linux distro can handle.

While you’re at it, check out the forums at your distro’s website. I’d bet good money that someone has already worked out what you need and shared that info with the community. :)

Edit: typo - bloody autocorrect

Have you looked at something like a Mac Mini or older MacBook? I have a 2008-era MacBook that Apple abandoned years ago, but it keeps up with modern Linux just fine. I don’t think they’re very expensive, and they’re workhorses.