Ice Privacy key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Ice Privacy Ltd (formerly Icedrive Ltd)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (GB)
- Ownership
- Part of Ice Privacy
- Founded
- 2019
- Data hosting
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted/Leased (Data centers in Germany, UK, USA)
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Replaces
- Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive
About Ice Privacy
Icedrive is a cloud storage service that emphasizes security and privacy through the use of the Twofish encryption algorithm and client-side zero-knowledge architecture. Originally founded in the UK, the company relocated its operations to Gibraltar under the parent brand Ice Privacy to maintain its commitment to end-to-end encryption following legislative changes in the United Kingdom. The platform distinguishes itself by offering a 'physical' hard drive experience through its desktop software, allowing users to interact with their cloud files as if they were stored locally without consuming local disk space. It serves a broad range of users including individual consumers, photographers, and business professionals who require secure document management and file sharing capabilities across multiple devices.
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Hosting & Security
Self-hosted/Leased (Data centers in Germany, UK, USA)
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