MEGA
Secure Cloud Storage and Chat
What is MEGA?
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Summary
Secure Cloud Storage and Communication. Privacy by design.
MEGA is a secure, user-controlled end-to-end encrypted cloud storage and communications service with 20 GB free storage space. Unlike other cloud storage providers, your data is encrypted and decrypted by your client devices only and never by us.
This extension allows you to install MEGA into your browser to reduce loading times, improve download performance and strengthen security. Any MEGA URL will be captured by this extension and stay local (no JavaScript will be loaded from our servers).
MEGA’s source code files (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) are loaded from the extension itself and do not require additional integrity verification. This saves time by not downloading these files from MEGA’s servers and verifying them each time you visit the MEGA website. The executable client code runs directly from the user’s local machine, rather than being loaded from MEGA over TLS/SSL. Browser extension updates are cryptographically protected. For more information see section 2.2 of our whitepaper https://mega.io/SecurityWhitepaper.pdf.
Security reviewers can find our source code at https://mega.io/sourcecode.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Runs well once loaded
- Good integration with desktop app
- Provides satisfactory performance even on older computers or with less RAM
- Useful for daily tasks
- High storage capacity with a paid account
Cons
- Forces download of extension or app
- Issues with logging in
- Slow performance and loading times
- Problems with downloading large files
- Extension can cause other applications like Google Analytics to be unusable
Most mentioned
- Forced to download extension or app
- Problems with downloading and uploading files
- Slowness and performance issues
- Login issues
- Issues with customer support response
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Safety
Risk impact
MEGA is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install MEGA if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
MEGA has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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