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Dropbox isn't hacking anything. They show the legit OS dialog requesting permission, and the user complies blindly.

• Vendan 10y ago
  Hence why I put hacking in quotes...? I'm just pointing out that Dropbox is arguably jumping through hoops to get access to functionality that Windows gives to basically anything that gets a toehold on your system.
  • hobarrera 10y ago
    The fact that windows has even less security (though I'd like to think you exaggerated), doesn't justify this at all.
    • Vendan 10y ago
      It's a basic fact of the way Windows is designed. If you can get code to run on a Windows computer, you get a lot of power over that computer. Even more if the user is a local administrator. As someone that tests Windows computer network security on a regular basis, it is rather disturbing how much work you have to put into making a Windows network actually secure.