Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom today unveiled Mega, a revamped version of his file-sharing service that will allow users to encrypt their data.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom today unveiled Mega, a revamped version of his file-sharing service that will allow users to encrypt their data.

"In the past, securely storing and transferring confidential information required the installation of dedicated software. The new Mega encrypts and decrypts your data transparently in your browser, on the fly," according to the Me.ga website. "You hold the keys to what you store in the cloud, not us."

The encryption will allow Mega to "connect a large number of hosting partners around the world without worrying about privacy breaches," the website says. "Our servers will be closer to our customers. This will result in faster data transfers."

"We will need 60 state-of-the-art portal servers when the new Mega goes live. One thing is sure: The world wants MEGA!" Dotcom tweeted today.

The location of Dotcom's servers is what got him in trouble earlier this year, particularly those located in the U.S. The Justice Department shut down his previous venture, Megaupload, and are trying to have him extradited from New Zealand to the U.S. to face charges of massive copyright infringement. Dotcom denies any wrongdoing.

The Guardian said Me.ga will allow for content owners to remove infringing content; "they will even get direct delete access if they agree not to make us responsible for actions of users," Dotcom said.

Me.ga says it will go live on Jan. 20, 2013, the day before the U.S. presidential inauguration. "On Jan. 20, this button will change the world," according to a note on the site's now inactive entrance button.

The launch of the Me.ga preview page was delayed a bit this morning as potential users overloaded the site for more information. Dotcom tweeted that a number of those visitors appeared to be from the FBI. "We see their IP addresses. LOL!!!" Dotcom wrote.

The news about Mega comes about a month after Dotcom teased a new music venture known as Megabox.