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Wudda' you think this is?
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On 12/22/2014 11:24 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:45:38 -0500, wrote: === Or for absolutely free you can get "Dropbox" software and securely share anything you'd like without a web site. I saw Larry Ellison on TV one day saying if you are not paying for a product, you are the product. It makes you wonder what Drop Box is doing with your data ... or is it just another one of those sites jammed with ads? === I don't know what the Dropbox business model is but a lot of people are using it. I've had no issues and have been told that lawyers are using it to send confidential documents back and forth to clients. Dropbox has had it's share of reported security vulnerabilities over the years and has been criticized for not taking action to correct them. Still, there hasn't been a report of a major hack of it's stored data. One thing to remember using it. Once you put something in Dropbox, it stays in Dropbox, even if you delete it. The way I look at Dropbox or any "Cloud" storage ... once you've published anything it's there for the world to potentially see. (That's even true of posts to rec.boats) The security is really in the shear volume of data transmitted on the Internet everyday. Unless someone is specifically looking for you, it would be difficult to raise any flags. If the NSA or the Pentagon can be hacked, Dropbox can be hacked. |
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Wudda' you think this is?
On Tue, 23 Dec 2014 05:04:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 12/22/2014 11:24 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:45:38 -0500, wrote: === Or for absolutely free you can get "Dropbox" software and securely share anything you'd like without a web site. I saw Larry Ellison on TV one day saying if you are not paying for a product, you are the product. It makes you wonder what Drop Box is doing with your data ... or is it just another one of those sites jammed with ads? === I don't know what the Dropbox business model is but a lot of people are using it. I've had no issues and have been told that lawyers are using it to send confidential documents back and forth to clients. Dropbox has had it's share of reported security vulnerabilities over the years and has been criticized for not taking action to correct them. Still, there hasn't been a report of a major hack of it's stored data. One thing to remember using it. Once you put something in Dropbox, it stays in Dropbox, even if you delete it. The way I look at Dropbox or any "Cloud" storage ... once you've published anything it's there for the world to potentially see. (That's even true of posts to rec.boats) The security is really in the shear volume of data transmitted on the Internet everyday. Unless someone is specifically looking for you, it would be difficult to raise any flags. If the NSA or the Pentagon can be hacked, Dropbox can be hacked. === I don't disagree with any of that but for casual posting of non-sensitive pictures, I still stand by my recommendation. |
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Wudda' you think this is?
On 12/23/2014 9:18 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2014 05:04:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 12/22/2014 11:24 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:45:38 -0500, wrote: === Or for absolutely free you can get "Dropbox" software and securely share anything you'd like without a web site. I saw Larry Ellison on TV one day saying if you are not paying for a product, you are the product. It makes you wonder what Drop Box is doing with your data ... or is it just another one of those sites jammed with ads? === I don't know what the Dropbox business model is but a lot of people are using it. I've had no issues and have been told that lawyers are using it to send confidential documents back and forth to clients. Dropbox has had it's share of reported security vulnerabilities over the years and has been criticized for not taking action to correct them. Still, there hasn't been a report of a major hack of it's stored data. One thing to remember using it. Once you put something in Dropbox, it stays in Dropbox, even if you delete it. The way I look at Dropbox or any "Cloud" storage ... once you've published anything it's there for the world to potentially see. (That's even true of posts to rec.boats) The security is really in the shear volume of data transmitted on the Internet everyday. Unless someone is specifically looking for you, it would be difficult to raise any flags. If the NSA or the Pentagon can be hacked, Dropbox can be hacked. === I don't disagree with any of that but for casual posting of non-sensitive pictures, I still stand by my recommendation. Oh, I agree. Dropbox is great, especially for sharing large files and videos. I just would'nt put anything sensitive on it. Heck, I don't keep any sensitive info on my computer hard drives. |
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