How to encrypt data before storing it in the cloud (and why you should)

[Windows Central]

Are my files encrypted when I save them to the cloud?
After another round of high-profile celebrity hacks, it's becoming clear that cloud storage isn't exactly as safe as it's made out to be. It's easy to sync your files with a service such as OneDrive or Dropbox, but it's also easy to forget about those files down the road. You may have deleted some sensitive photos from your phone, but they still ended up synced in the cloud, and now they're in the hands of a hacker.

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