Technology exile Kim Dotcom to launch encrypted e-mail service
Kim Dotcom, the German-born internet entrepreneur fighting extradition from New Zealand over US claims of criminal copyright infringement, says he plans to launch an encrypted e-mail service to go with his encrypted file storage offering.
Kim Dotcom, the German-born internet entrepreneur fighting extradition from New Zealand over US claims of criminal copyright infringement, says he plans to launch an encrypted e-mail service to go with his encrypted file storage offering.
Speaking from New Zealand via a Skype video link to London, Dotcom said that his new Mega file storage service which launched in January now had more than three million registered users who had stored a total of 125 million files in the first month of operation.
"It took [US cloud storage company] Dropbox two years to achieve that," Dotcom, 39, said. "We can see really high demand for this storage.
"Next we're going to extend this to secure e-mail which is fully encrypted so that you won't have to worry that a government or internet service provider will be looking at your e-mail."
Next we're going to extend this to secure e-mail which is fully encrypted so that you won't have to worry that a government or internet service provider will be looking at your e-mail
Dotcom, who has permanent residency in Hong Kong, is trying to overturn demands by the US government for him to be extradited from New Zealand, where he lives with his wife and children, to face criminal charges relating to the operation of his MegaUpload service - which was shut down 13 months ago when New Zealand police arrested him and other staff.