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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Quote Originally Posted by mihai007 View Post
    I mean if they set a private key what is it for? lol...
    This somehow get's translated into this in my mind:
    we'll secure your files on the servers with our private key so we can read the files contents to put it on the web front end.

    Where's the security then? there isn't... they still have access to all the files.

    I know I can encrypt before adding to dropbox but is not very handy...
    You don't have to use it ya know

    if you don't trust them, don't use their free service...
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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Don't store anything which could compromise your security, and you should be ok. I use Dropbox for keeping files that I might need on other computers (I'm in a band, so mp3 demos, lyrics etc are useful, info documents for research for work, text files with links to stuff etc - I hate those sites which keep bookmarks for you, prefer having stuff like that in a text file ).

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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Well, look what's happening with gmail.com: google scans all the email traffic and posts discretely some advertisement on the side when you read it.

    So, Dropbox might do this too with your data one day...
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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Quote Originally Posted by borobudur View Post
    Well, look what's happening with gmail.com: google scans all the email traffic and posts discretely some advertisement on the side when you read it.

    So, Dropbox might do this too with your data one day...
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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Quote Originally Posted by Saint Angeles View Post
    many people are seriously hating this whole cloud computing fad thats happening.
    +1

    Although for some bizzare reason I totally trust Gmail with my e-mails. I have no problem with that. My files etc.. however will never go near the cloud, and I certainly wouldn't use a cloud OS!
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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Hmm, thats an interesting project.. How does it work? Does it take the stuff off my system?
    These days, my computers change so much, all I can say for sure here is ubuntu.

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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Quote Originally Posted by borobudur View Post
    Well, look what's happening with gmail.com: google scans all the email traffic and posts discretely some advertisement on the side when you read it.

    So, Dropbox might do this too with your data one day...
    Dropbox might be doing it now
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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    Quote Originally Posted by magmon View Post
    Hmm, thats an interesting project.. How does it work? Does it take the stuff off my system?
    It makes a folder in your home dir that you drag and drop files into, when you put a file in the folder it uploads/syncs to their severs. You can set 'em to private or public and download 'em from wherever you might be.

    It's nifty, and I use it for stuff that I'm not worried about people seeing.
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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    And what about storing my password database (keepass) encrypted (truectypt)

    Is it safe???

    I just want one place to update my password db from different computers/systems

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    Re: Is Dropbox safe?

    i use a truecrypt volume with dropbox. works fine, data's secure.

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