Kim Dotcom opened his new file locker service, simply called “Mega,” to the public on Saturday afternoon central time. Mega’s public launch comes one year to the day since the US shuttered Dotcom’s MegaUpload.

Ars was given a preview look at the new Mega service, which offers end-to-end encryption of files, and seeks to circumvent the possibility of another high-level raid by allowing a diverse range of companies and individuals to set up servers and host users' files. Encrypted files stored with Mega will be duplicated and stored with multiple hosts for redundancy protection.