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The issue with Dropbox recently is that for 4 hours, there was no password check. So it's not as much to protect public/shared files, but to protect all files y
by gnoupi 15y ago
The issue with Dropbox recently is that for 4 hours, there was no password check. So it's not as much to protect public/shared files, but to protect all files you have on Dropbox, in the eventuality someone gets full access to your account.
- masnick 15y agoRight, but you should have been assuming all along that your Dropbox files could be made public given that they are not locally encrypted. The recent security breach just drives home this point. My point is that we need something like Dropbox but with local encryption. Putting a TrueCrypt volume on Dropbox isn't a practical solution, IMHO.
- gnoupi 15y agoYes, of course. From your previous messages it was looking like you were assuming that private files were "safe", that's why I wanted to add the detail. I agree as well on the need for an encrypted solution. I'm surprised that Dropbox hasn't been proposing this already. Well, unless they intend to have access to the contents, themselves..
- masnick 15y agoYes, I would love to see a built-in feature for designating a folder in Dropbox as "super private", e.g. encryption happens on the client side and there is no web interface or ability to share subfolders. Until that happens, I'm looking for a non-Dropbox alternative for syncing files I would prefer remained private.