Kim Dotcom has announced plans for Mega, a service to change his shut down file-sharing webpage Megaupload. Mega is anticipated to make use of encryption strategies which is able to imply only customers will know what they're uploading. Will probably be determined in March whether or not Mr Dotcom should be extradited from New Zealand to the US to face charges regarding copyright theft. The 38-year-previous stated he would launch Mega on 20 January 2013 - a yr to the day since his arrest. By conserving details of information uploaded on Mega secret from the positioning's administrators, Mr Dotcom mentioned he believed this is able to imply the positioning was not in violation of US laws. Exact details of the encryption methods on the upcoming site haven't been launched. However, it seems to look to shift responsibility for unlawful content material onto the users, quite than the site's homeowners. Mega's holding page stated. In an interview with Reuters, Mr Dotcom recommended that content material house owners might even get direct entry to users' uploaded information "if they agree not to make us accountable for actions of users". The location's servers will not be hosted within the US, Mr Dotcom added. A web page on the Mega site makes a plea to encourage more traders for the service. Mr Dotcom had previously launched particulars, exterior of a sister service, Megabox, which can offer music-related downloads. Mr Dotcom - previously Kim Schmitz - currently resides in his New Zealand mansion which was raided by local authorities at the beginning of this 12 months. The raid and seizure of assets was later deemed illegal by a brand new Zealand court docket. It was also later dominated that intelligence companies had illegally spied on Mr Dotcom - an incident which drew an apology from New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. If extradited and convicted in the US, Mr Dotcom faces as much as 20 years in prison. The BBC will not be answerable for the content of external websites.