file-sharingonline-storage
I have a paid 50GB cloud storage account and a coworker uses a free 2GB account.
I shared a big folder from the 50GB accont with him, but now he runs out of space on his account and he would have to upgrade to 50GB or leave the shared folder.
This means that each dropbox user has to pay the shared folder's space?
Does this mean if I share this with 5 people, 5 people have to pay for the same content?
No. For that particular feature you might want to consider Dropbox.
Take a look at this comparison: http://techsplurge.com/3485/dropbox-amazon-cloud-drive-detailed-comparison/
To share your files:
- Go to Your Cloud Drive.
- Select up to 25 files and/or folders.
- Click Share.
- Either share a link by clicking Get shareable link, or share by email.
Note: When you share a folder you will share all contents of the folder, including any sub-folders it may contain.
Seriously, your description and your questions are unrelated. You cannot compare Google tracking, any big government plot and using any online storage.
I will retain your question because it is interesting though.
You can encrypt your data before sending them to the cloud. Several services offer all-in-one solution like Secret Sync described by How-To Geel.
Best Answer
Unfortunately yes. The request to resolve this issue is pretty high in the Dropbox Votebox. Please vote for it.
You could try alternatives to Dropbox like Wuala or SpiderOak. In these applications the shared space is taken only from the user that started the sharing. The privacy features are better too.