Wouldn't get this with a FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem.
Excellent reference
Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
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Re: Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
#22I'll be honest, I don't really see the complaint here. The telemetry goes to telemetry.dropbox.com. You get this telemetry because you have installed the Dropbox desktop app, which means Dropbox already has lots of access to your machine. If this telemetry just went back mixed with normal Dropbox communications (like most apps), would people even be aware of it? There doesn't seem to be any discussion of what the tel…
> I'll be honest, I don't really see the complaint here. There is no explicit consent.
In particular, consent may be a requirement by the GDPR.
Re: Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
#23If something is free, you're the product. But yeah this is bad
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#24Do people still use Dropbox? I feel like I almost never hear recommendations for it. I personally abandoned Dropbox when they introduced a limit on the amount of devices you could use for free plans, and the cheapest plan was like 120€/year for 2 TB.
> Do people still use Dropbox? Yep but it's mostly because I have many things which integrate with it -- loads of IFTTT recipes, apps, and sites that automatically sync things for you. If iCloud had a public API that people could integrate with the same way, I'd probably drop Dropbox at some point.
iCloud does have a public API: https://developer.apple.com/icloud/icloud-drive/.
Re: Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
#25Do people still use Dropbox? I feel like I almost never hear recommendations for it. I personally abandoned Dropbox when they introduced a limit on the amount of devices you could use for free plans, and the cheapest plan was like 120€/year for 2 TB.
Maybe I just have a different view of pricing, but I find €120 a year for 2TB with unlimited versions, ability to share files of any size, rock solid syncing on all my devices etc to be extremely cheap!
Re: Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly, as a paying user having the option to disable telemetry is not unreasonable. Too bad Dropbox does not see it that way.
I see a trend of software engineers that don't see users as someone who they are providing service to - they see them as just one element of a machine they're optimizing to make their software better. They feel that the engineering quest itself is the most important thing in the world, so they feel entitled to any and all data they are technically capable of collecting. It's a shame. I wish more engineers would see t…
If you asked me which part of the company decided to shove telemetry in the product, my last guess would be the software engineers.
Re: Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
#27Any analysis on what is being sent to their telemetry service? Doesn't seem to be in that thread.
I don't see why people are getting so irked about this, without knowing any details of what data Dropbox is receiving.
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#28Many times on HN, commenters have mocked those who questioned why someone would use Dropbox instead of a method controlled by the user. I guess becausse someone made lots of money from it or it became popular or something. I always found this perplexing because I look at solutions from the perspective of the user, namely, me, not from the perspective of a third party "tech" startup founder. It's insensitive to the pe…
> I guess becausse someone made lots of money from it or it became popular or something.
No, it’s because it was useful and simple in a way that non-techies could and would set up and use. That’s why Dropbox got popular.
Re: Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
#29I stopped using dropbox after finding it quarantines files. You won't know about this until you try to migrate off Dropbox. It just gives me the creeps now.
Re: Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
#30Use an open source Dropbox client such as https://maestral.app