Megaupload data safe for a while longer
With Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom in jail and many other top level managers out on bail, it seemed just a matter of time until the company’s data was permanently deleted.
The reason is that there was no way for the company to pay hosting fees to Carpathia Hosting and Cogent Communications, the services that host its data.
However, managers at both Carpathia and Cogent have confirmed that an agreement has been made to preserve the data for a minimum of two weeks according to Ira Rothken, Megaupload’s U.S. attorney.
“The hosting companies have been gracious enough to provide additional time so we can work out some kind of arrangement with the government,” Rothken said.
Rothken also said that information crucial to Megaupload’s defence may be part of the files at risk of deletion, and said that a solution has to be worked out to protect evidence.
Read the full story at: Cnet.
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