Dropbox is actually used for personal cloud backup of your own files or those of workgroups and communities. The provider advertises with high security and an AES 256-bit encryption. A sharing function can be used to generate a link to publicly download files from dropbox accounts. Direct results after the use of this feature prompt users to accuse the Dropbox operators of snooping data.
What happened? A US media designer wanted to file a file to a contact. After generating a link to the public download, the file was deleted directly, the following message was displayed in the user's Twitter message: "Certain files in this folder can not be shared with the DMCA. .] ". In American this means that: some files could not be shared due to a deletion in the sense of the DMCA law. DMCA stands for Digital Millenium Copyright Act and is the statute for the enforcement of copyright in the US
The said user admitted on Twitter, though, to have tried to pass a copyrighted file. Strangely enough, however, Dropbox apparently already knew the contents of the file, and a deletion in the sense of the aforementioned protection law could be carried out so quickly. Many users were upset and confronted the Dropbox operators with the accusation of espionage.
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In the end, a dropbox support came out, assuring that the Cloud service would not snoop into Dropbox accounts. There is also no access to the file folders of the users. The technique would only compare MD5 hash codes of files with previously counter-monetized counterparts. Such secure the service, after links with complaints from intellectual property of the files received. Dropbox was acting according to the law. The case seems to be cleared up, and the excitement of users unauthorized - especially since apparently an actual illegal file should go over the aether. For the dropbox espionage report, see Ars Technica.
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