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Dropbox doesn’t encrypt your data. There area bunch of other companies that do encrypted cloud storage, eg keybase
by anubisresources 9y ago
Dropbox doesn’t encrypt your data. There area bunch of other companies that do encrypted cloud storage, eg keybase
- daniel_iversen 9y agoYes it does, see https://www.dropbox.com/security https://www.dropbox.com/security
- progval 9y agoDecryption keys are stored on Dropbox's servers, which makes this encryption pointless if the company turns evil.
- dsacco 9y agoNot all decryption needs to be end to end encryption. I’m not sure when this idea developed, but it’s silly. If your threat model mandates that you use end to end encryption, go for it, and choose something other than Dropbox. But saying the encryption is pointless just because the organization that manages the keys could become “evil” is hyperbole.
- josh2600 9y agoDropbox deduplicates files across user accounts to minimize storage. Effectively, this means all accounts share one private key for encryption... Edit: to be clear, I believe it is an option on enterprise accounts to use your own key.
- dsacco 9y agoThis shouldn’t be downvoted. The page states clearly that data is encrypted both in transit and at rest.
- TorKlingberg 9y agoI want web access to my files in Dropbox, so E2E encryption is not an option. Ok, you could do decryption in the browser, but I wouldn't trust that.