Any secure site/online application where I can put my personal information?

Question

Like everyone, I have tons of information which I need everyday. Like bank account information, friends details, addresses, passport, driving license details etc...

But unlike everyone, my memory is VERY poor. Can you suggest some method to keep the information so that it can be accessed from anywhere (using internet offcourse).

I would prefer:

• Anything where I can directly write and view information (as opposed to: write in Microsoft word and attach)
• I can attach my documents with the details (such as scan of my passport along with passport details)
• Something which is secure (I will be writing my bank account information etc)

Answer 1

There are many sites that comes to mind, Dropbox, Google Documents, Microsoft's Live Mesh, Mozy, etc.

The question is if you can trust any online vendor. They might all promise that your data is safe with them, but can you really do anything when something goes wrong? Do you have the resources to initiate a lawsuit over the borders, in case the vendor is in another country?

There were also cases where the data centers of online backup vendors crashed, and the backups could not be restored. Everything was GONE!

Your best bet, in case you are willing to use an online vendor, is to read the terms and the privacy policies carefully and decide accordingly.

Edit: Google Documents comes with online editing of documents. Microsoft will soon release Microsoft Office services in the same manner, possibly also for free.

Answer 2

Franklin Covey have a specific product/online solution called Confidant, to deal with personal/emergency information and who gets access to it etc. It's currently in private beta. They also have an email based system here or here.

Alternatively you could use Dropbox, and store password protected Office documents in it. So the documents will be stored on your Dropbox account, plus on your multiple computers, reducing the need to worry about your vendor going out of business.

If you want to be even more secure you could store all the password protected documents in a Truecrypt file on Dropbox (caveat I've never tried combining Dropbox and Truecrypt but a few posters here seem to use them together)

Update: Dropbox provides info here on using Dropbox and Truecrypt together.

Answer 3

I am happy using Google Documents. It meets your requirements, which are mine as well, and more:

• Google has a strong experience in securely storing data despite hard disk failures
• It is big enough not to disappear overnight
• It is free
• It is cross-platform
• It offers sharing capabilities

Answer 4

Roboform: a commercial passwordmanager, runs on windows, uses strong encryption to store passwords, & notes (no pictures). It also acts as a automatic formfiller for online forms.
I sync the data between 2 PCs and and a USBstick. On that USBstick I have the 'portable' version so I can use the software on any windowsPC.
On top of that I sync the data with my mobile phone, the smartphone version of roboform is read only, but I can use it if I have no access to a PC.
Each note or logIN is stored in a seperate encrypted file so you can mail them to other people (that use roboform) securely.
And recently they launched Roboform Online I had a quick look at it and it looks like it is just a service that allows you to sync your passwordfiles to a secure online storage. (you still need a copy of roboforms to use them, so I see no benefit over the USB/winmobile combo I use on the road.)

Answer 5

If you got any kind of webmail, gmail for example, you can just send a mail to yourself. Given that you trust the mail-provider of course.