Kim Dotcom just took to Twitter and posted three new screenshots of his upcoming Mega service, which will be hosted at the New Zealand-based domain Mega.co.nz. The screenshots show off an encryption key generator, the registration page, and the file manager.
The Mega site currently features an email sign-up, to help users keep up with the latest news and launch of the service, as well as links and information for hosting partners, developers seeking APIs, and financial investors. Yet you want more than that, don’t you? Without further ado, here are the screenshots.
The first screenshot shows Mega will include 2048-bit RSA encryption keys:
Every user will apparently be getting their own Cloud Drive, with the ability to download and upload files, as well as sort them into folders. The File transfer section meanwhile shows what you would expect: file name, size, transfer type, status progress bar with a percentage, speed, elapsed time, and remaining time. Even more interesting, there’s an Inbox, and a Contacts section, suggesting you’ll be able to message other users and keep a tab on what others are doing on the service.
Kim Dotcom is naturally very excited about his revelation.
Dates of the relaunch have been moved around a bit but, after initially vowing to launch the service before the end of the year, Dotcom has rescheduled for January 19, the one year anniversary of the police raid on his mansion. The raid — footage of which surfaced in August — caused much controversy as authorities were accused of acting heavy-handedly with many questioning why a helicopter packed with members of the ‘Elite Special Tactics Group’ was needed.
Dotcom himself testified he was punched, kicked, kneed and otherwise treated unfairly during his arrest. In June, the New Zealand high court ruled that search warrants for the raid were invalid. That was followed by another embarrassing episode in September, when New Zealand Prime Minister John Key ordered an inquiry into claims that the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) unlawfully spied on the Megaupload founder.
More recently, Dotcom has been given the right to sue New Zealand police forces for spying on him. The Dotcom extradition hearing is set to take place in March 2013 after being rescheduled from August 2012 following a series of issues relating to the way that police had handled the case.
New Megaupload To Launch On Police Raid Anniversary
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With 50 million visitors per day at its peak, Megaupload was one of the largest websites on the Internet.
This abruptly ended January this year when the U.S. Government took down the file-hosting service and had several key employees arrested including founder Kim Dotcom.
Despite ongoing criminal proceedings Dotcom and his team are determined to launch a new Megaupload, which will simply be called “Mega”.
Initially the new Mega was expected to launch in 2012, but according to the latest information the launch is now scheduled for January 19 2013, exactly one year after Megaupload was shut down.
“The new Mega will launch exactly 1 year after the raid,” Dotcom announced a few hours ago, adding that there’s a Doomsday launch button in place, a reference to the device U.S. authorities claimed could have been in place to self-destruct the old Megaupload in the event of a raid.
Previously Dotcom said that the coding work for the new Megaupload was nearly finished and that the servers had been ordered. Investors are lining up to join the new venture that Dotcom has described as a “massive global network.”
“All non-US hosters will be able to connect servers & bandwidth,” he explained.
According to Dotcom we can expect a Mega with an even greater range of applications than just file-sharing. Developers of file managers are being encouraged to get in touch for early API access, and Dotcom is also calling out to those involved in email and fax tools, VOIP and video apps.
For users the new Mega will also mean more security. Uploaded files will be encrypted using the AES algorithm. Users will then be provided with a unique decryption key giving them sole responsibility for who can have future use of their files.
Former Megaupload users who expect “Mega” to give them access to their old files will be disappointed. While Megaupload is trying to convince the court to help users retrieve their old files, the new Mega is going to start from scratch.
One detail that still remains a secret is the domain name the new Mega will be operating on. Megaupload.com remains seized and is therefore unavailable.
Dotcom told *******Freak that he hasn’t made a definite choice for a domain yet. He did register a few options this summer that would be fitting for the new service, and his other upcoming project Megabox.
Whatever the choice turns out to be, January 19 is going to be an eventful date once again.
Kim Dotcom Avoids “Unsafe” .Com, Picks Me.Ga for New Megaupload
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Kim Dotcom has continued to supply more details on his new Megaupload project which is set launch early next year. Today he reveals that the new service will operate on the Gabon-based domain name ME.GA. In addition, Dotcom warns other cloud storage sites that it’s not safe to host their services in the United States, or use .com and .net domains.
Despite ongoing criminal proceedings Kim Dotcom and his team are gearing up to launch a new Megaupload, which will simply be called “Mega”.
The spin-off is set to launch on January 20, exactly one year after Megaupload was shut down. According to Dotcom the new Mega will be bigger, better, and protected against the wrath of the U.S. Department of Justice.
In previous weeks the eccentric file-sharing entrepreneur has revealed many details on how the new Megaupload will operate, but until now the site’s new domain has remained a secret. Megaupload.com is definitely unavailable as it remains seized by the U.S. Government.
Today Dotcom ends the speculation.
The new Mega will operate from the Gabonese domain Me.Ga. With just 98,800 Internet users in a population of 1.6 million, the African country is a small player on the Internet, but this is about to change.
In addition to avoiding domain names that are under control of the U.S., Dotcom also notes that the new Mega won’t partner with American hosting providers.
“Unfortunately we can’t work with hosting companies based in the United States. Safe harbour for service providers via the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has been undermined by the Department of Justice with its novel criminal prosecution of Megaupload.”
In a notice, ironically hosted on Kim.com, Dotcom also advises other cloud hosting providers to stay away from the U.S. and refrain from operating domains that are controlled by American companies.
“It is not safe for cloud storage sites or any business allowing user generated content to be hosted on servers in the United States or on domains like .com / .net. The US government is frequently seizing domains without offering service providers a hearing or due process.”
Megaupload’s founder is referring to the many domain name seizures carried out since 2010 by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s ICE unit. Some of these domains were seized by “mistake” and were later returned.
By avoiding .com Dotcom hopes that the new Mega will be able to operate undeterred. Whether the new service can live up to the high expectations remains to be seen, but Mega’s founder is Me..Ga.. excited.
“The return of the Jedi – May the Force be with us,” he concludes.
Kim Dotcom Avoids “Unsafe” .Com, Picks Me.Ga for New Megaupload
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Kim Dotcom has continued to supply more details on his new Megaupload project which is set launch early next year. Today he reveals that the new service will operate on the Gabon-based domain name ME.GA. In addition, Dotcom warns other cloud storage sites that it’s not safe to host their services in the United States, or use .com and .net domains.
Despite ongoing criminal proceedings Kim Dotcom and his team are gearing up to launch a new Megaupload, which will simply be called “Mega”.
The spin-off is set to launch on January 20, exactly one year after Megaupload was shut down. According to Dotcom the new Mega will be bigger, better, and protected against the wrath of the U.S. Department of Justice.
In previous weeks the eccentric file-sharing entrepreneur has revealed many details on how the new Megaupload will operate, but until now the site’s new domain has remained a secret. Megaupload.com is definitely unavailable as it remains seized by the U.S. Government.
Today Dotcom ends the speculation.
The new Mega will operate from the Gabonese domain Me.Ga. With just 98,800 Internet users in a population of 1.6 million, the African country is a small player on the Internet, but this is about to change.
In addition to avoiding domain names that are under control of the U.S., Dotcom also notes that the new Mega won’t partner with American hosting providers.
“Unfortunately we can’t work with hosting companies based in the United States. Safe harbour for service providers via the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has been undermined by the Department of Justice with its novel criminal prosecution of Megaupload.”
In a notice, ironically hosted on Kim.com, Dotcom also advises other cloud hosting providers to stay away from the U.S. and refrain from operating domains that are controlled by American companies.
“It is not safe for cloud storage sites or any business allowing user generated content to be hosted on servers in the United States or on domains like .com / .net. The US government is frequently seizing domains without offering service providers a hearing or due process.”
Megaupload’s founder is referring to the many domain name seizures carried out since 2010 by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s ICE unit. Some of these domains were seized by “mistake” and were later returned.
By avoiding .com Dotcom hopes that the new Mega will be able to operate undeterred. Whether the new service can live up to the high expectations remains to be seen, but Mega’s founder is Me..Ga.. excited.
“The return of the Jedi – May the Force be with us,” he concludes.
Kim Dotcom just took to Twitter and posted three new screenshots of his upcoming Mega service, which will be hosted at the New Zealand-based domain Mega.co.nz. The screenshots show off an encryption key generator, the registration page, and the file manager.
The Mega site currently features an email sign-up, to help users keep up with the latest news and launch of the service, as well as links and information for hosting partners, developers seeking APIs, and financial investors. Yet you want more than that, don’t you? Without further ado, here are the screenshots.
The first screenshot shows Mega will include 2048-bit RSA encryption keys:
Every user will apparently be getting their own Cloud Drive, with the ability to download and upload files, as well as sort them into folders. The File transfer section meanwhile shows what you would expect: file name, size, transfer type, status progress bar with a percentage, speed, elapsed time, and remaining time. Even more interesting, there’s an Inbox, and a Contacts section, suggesting you’ll be able to message other users and keep a tab on what others are doing on the service.
Kim Dotcom is naturally very excited about his revelation.
Dates of the relaunch have been moved around a bit but, after initially vowing to launch the service before the end of the year, Dotcom has rescheduled for January 19, the one year anniversary of the police raid on his mansion. The raid — footage of which surfaced in August — caused much controversy as authorities were accused of acting heavy-handedly with many questioning why a helicopter packed with members of the ‘Elite Special Tactics Group’ was needed.
Dotcom himself testified he was punched, kicked, kneed and otherwise treated unfairly during his arrest. In June, the New Zealand high court ruled that search warrants for the raid were invalid. That was followed by another embarrassing episode in September, when New Zealand Prime Minister John Key ordered an inquiry into claims that the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) unlawfully spied on the Megaupload founder.
More recently, Dotcom has been given the right to sue New Zealand police forces for spying on him. The Dotcom extradition hearing is set to take place in March 2013 after being rescheduled from August 2012 following a series of issues relating to the way that police had handled the case.
New Megaupload To Launch On Police Raid Anniversary
I guess I'll have to proxy to use it.
