Dropbox Mobile Apps Are Less Secure than the Desktop Utility [Updated] [In Brief]
Dropbox Mobile Apps Are Less Secure than the Desktop Utility [Updated] [In Brief]: "
You may want to avoid using Dropbox's mobile app If you sync sensitive data with your Dropbox account—particularly when you're connected to a public Wi-Fi network. Instead of using the considerably more secure HTTPS to transmit file metadata (like the desktop app), Dropbox Mobile sends metadata unencrypted over an HTTP connection. This metadata "includes filename, modify time, size, and whether the path referenced is a directory or a file," so it's not the most important information—the file contents are still encrypted—but it could still be a potential privacy or security issue. According to Dropbox, this is due to performance considerations and may change in the future. For now, it's something you may want to keep in mind. More »
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You may want to avoid using Dropbox's mobile app If you sync sensitive data with your Dropbox account—particularly when you're connected to a public Wi-Fi network. Instead of using the considerably more secure HTTPS to transmit file metadata (like the desktop app), Dropbox Mobile sends metadata unencrypted over an HTTP connection. This metadata "includes filename, modify time, size, and whether the path referenced is a directory or a file," so it's not the most important information—the file contents are still encrypted—but it could still be a potential privacy or security issue. According to Dropbox, this is due to performance considerations and may change in the future. For now, it's something you may want to keep in mind. More »
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