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Dropbox snoops through your files
- minton 9y agoObviously I'm all for catching disgusting people like this but how is this possible without gross violation of your privacy?
- Powerofmene 9y agoOn the flip side, do they not have a certain amount of responsibility to scan for certain content, such as this or ones that result in communications between groups that are coordinating the transportation or exchange of individuals (human trafficking)? If they did not scan the contents based on specific words etc. would they not just be providing a haven for the exchange of illegal material? I can see both sides but I would have to err on the side of safety. Since a computer is scanning the contents of files, the contents are only looked at by an individual(s) if Dropbox's predetermined filter highlights specific files.
- Powerofmene 9y agoAny user should know that illegal material stored in the cloud is not private.
- hmahncke 9y agoOne possibility is that Dropbox hashes your videos/photos, and compare your hashes to hashes of known shared images obtained from previous prosecutions, and reports matches to police. That's not exactly "snooping through your files." Source: I served on a jury on a case like this once. It was very unpleasant.
- Overtonwindow 9y agoOf course they snoop on your files. You're uploading to their system and they really have no incentive, nor requirement, to give you privacy. Anyone who uploads sensitive files, from porn to bank statements, to Dropbox should know without a doubt that someone is probably going to see it. The only way around that is to encrypt locally, then upload.