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Is Dropbox private? How to increase Dropbox privacy?

Karl Sorrel991 20-Dec-2018

Dropbox security is one of the things that we all concern about. When we upload files to Dropbox have you ever asked yourself “is Dropbox secure?” or any other questions about Dropbox privacy. So, let's take a look at Dropbox safety. First of all, there are several nuances in the security of Dropbox that you need to know. When you move your data to the cloud, Dropbox encrypts your connection using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/ Transport Layer Security (TLS). Whereas on the server it is protected by a 256-bit AES that makes it impossible to crack without an encryption key.

Is Dropbox private? How to increase Dropbox privacy?

All this looks quite safe for the first sight, but there is a little catch, such as, for example, official decryption of data by Dropbox at the request of the police, as well as it can share files with others. Besides, Dropbox has the ability to save your usernames, emails, addresses, etc. To cut a long story short, you can not delete data from Dropbox even if you delete your account. Dropbox knows exactly where you "were" and what you "did". Questioning how? Thanks to IP addresses and EXIF data in media files.

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Updated 21-Dec-2018

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