[TriLUG] Dropbox and folders (directories)

[C TC via TriLUG]

Whoops, missed the thread on my first reply.

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On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Roger W. Broseus <rogerb at bronord.com>
wrote:

> I was under the impression that Dropbox storage of files was not encrypted
> so this is news.
>
> Is the encryption end-to-end? Can Dropbox scan contents of folders /
> files, e.g., for the purpose of data mining?
>
> I might change my mind about using Dropbox!
>
> --
> Roger W. Broseus - Linux User
>     Email: RogerB at bronord.com
>     Web Site: www.bronord.com
>
> On 02/11/2016 09:34 AM, C TC via TriLUG wrote:
>
> Nothing beats using real "off line" backups for retention.
> Especially for important and confidential data.
> Though Dropbox data is encrypted with 256-AES, I don't
> rely on it as a standalone backup.
>
> [Snip]
>