Use cloud storage for photos of important documents, passports, etc.?

I would not put a copy of a credit or debit atm card number on a cloud. When you have cloud storage you have a user name and password to access. The whole point is to not have to carry paper copies. The only way to print is to send them as an email attachment to someone with a printer, or if your hotel has a computer with internet access for guests attached to a printer

If you have an iPad you’ll have an Apple ID. This gives you access to iCloud (Apple’s cloud storage). Simply take a photo of documents with your iPad and before you know it the photo will be in the cloud.

All you need is Wi-Fi to access your account and everything works automatically. Why do you need to print anything?

I do not trust cloud storage for sensative information. I do have photo of passport for my wife and myself.

Document security is always an issue, but I have never had a problem with my iCloud storage or with Dropbox. Certainly you should consider what documents you store, and where you store them, but consider which is safer--your smart phone or your cloud storage account. Most cloud services have very secure encryption.

Some items must be produced in the original, to wit, your passport, while others can be copied. Credit card numbers become inaccessible if your wallet is stolen or lost, so it pays to have the numbers recorded electronically, together with contact numbers. Be careful, not paranoid.

I can not speak to the safety of the cloud; however, I recently learned that cloud storage is not really storage. It is a way to share photos. If you delete the photo from your iphone, it is deleted in the cloud. Just thought I'd pass it on.

dg,

Rather than store important details in "the cloud", which requires internet access, I just load files onto a USB storage device. That way they can be accessed anytime on my Netbook and no internet access required.

Ken,
I am new to the iPad. Can photos be transfered to a storage device with an iPad?

iPad photos go to the iCloud if you have made it happen in settings.

I'd trust my personal e-mail over cloud any day. Personally, I pword protect documents or pdf's when I send them to myself. My lone exception is OneNote since it is Microsoft and I have a sturdy pword on my account w/ them.

Cloud storage is not any easier than having the docs with you and in some cases is no substitute at all--for example you need to have your physical passport, credit cards, ATM crd, etc. For things like room reservations, airlines itineraries, rental car paperwork, I would either store a copy locally on your device, of put it in a folder in your email that you can readily access offline, or my preference, print out a copy.

I would not rely on it to store photos on the fly while you are traveling either. It's too easy to make a mistake and lose photos. My Microsoft OneDrive does not delete items that I delete from my Windows phone. (Yes, I am one of the last five people in North America that has a Windows phone).

It's not a bad idea to have a photo of documents in case you lose something, such as your passport. But you can keep the photo on your device, not in cloud storage.

I also do not trust clouds very much for storage of important personal observation; a USB dongle could be a better alternative. Whatever your choice, be sure to encrypt files before transferring to USB memories or cloud servers. Also important informations on your pc should be encrypted. Should your memory (or computer) be stolen, or your cloud area be hacked, some form of encryption buys you time to change passwords.

dg,

I don't own an iPad so I'm not thoroughly familiar with them. There are Lightning adapters available for both SD cards as well as micro USB attachments, but I don't know if those allow data storage. Hopefully one of the others can provide that information.

I only use my Google cloud storage for itineraries, hotel, air, and car reservations, maps of the places to be visited, and a passport copy. I don’t store anything else on it. I have the same documents on my phone and tablet. All are converted to pdf format. I feel I should be able to access at least one of those devices unless everything gets stolen.

Considering using either a Sandisk Wifi devise or an iplugmate for storage of our important documents, passwords, etc.. Both being password protected. We will have 2 android cell phones and an iPad with us.

We have not used either of these before and hoping to get some advise and opinions. Thanks.