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Dropbox fares quite well in terms of reliability, data safety and security. In general I'd say they're trustworthy. There's one trust issue I have with Dropbox

Dropbox fares quite well in terms of reliability, data safety and security. In general I'd say they're trustworthy. There's one trust issue I have with Dropbox though, which goes by the name of Condoleezza Rice. Since 2014 she's been serving on the Dropbox board of directors. While Dropbox probably approached her because she undoubtedly is a very talented woman and not because of her political background the agenda implemented by the administration she was part of, particular the surveillance measure, leaves a sour aftertaste. As a company for which protection of user privacy rights should have paramount importance how do you justify hiring someone who obviously couldn't care less about these rights?

fancyfacebook 9y ago
Any company that grows to that size has to get in bed with the government to various degrees depending on their industry. If you don't think Dropbox (and Amazon, and Google, and Twitter, and Facebook, and everyone) isn't in cahoots then you're just naive. Individual rights matter little, all files on all these providers are constantly scanned, you have no expectation of privacy at all.
- BjoernKW 9y ago
  Perhaps discharging her (or not hiring her in the first place) wouldn't change all that much in the grand scheme of things. Maybe, opposing a well-known proponent of a shady agenda in such a position is just a feel-good measure, a drop in the ocean that ultimately doesn't change anything. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be doing something on principle because ethically it's the right thing to do. Obviously, I failed to do so myself in that case because I still have a Dropbox account. After all, one specific name on the board perhaps really isn't all that important for users to switch to another service that might not offer the same benefits as Dropbox. Still, it's a slippery slope. I think both shareholders and customers have to hold companies accountable for their behaviour.

fancyfacebook 9y ago

Any company that grows to that size has to get in bed with the government to various degrees depending on their industry. If you don't think Dropbox (and Amazon, and Google, and Twitter, and Facebook, and everyone) isn't in cahoots then you're just naive. Individual rights matter little, all files on all these providers are constantly scanned, you have no expectation of privacy at all.

BjoernKW 9y ago
Perhaps discharging her (or not hiring her in the first place) wouldn't change all that much in the grand scheme of things. Maybe, opposing a well-known proponent of a shady agenda in such a position is just a feel-good measure, a drop in the ocean that ultimately doesn't change anything. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be doing something on principle because ethically it's the right thing to do. Obviously, I failed to do so myself in that case because I still have a Dropbox account. After all, one specific name on the board perhaps really isn't all that important for users to switch to another service that might not offer the same benefits as Dropbox. Still, it's a slippery slope. I think both shareholders and customers have to hold companies accountable for their behaviour.