How is Condoleeza Rice joining Dropbox, make Dropbox vulnerable in the hands of big brother than it already is? I do think it is a bit of an over reaction to move out of Dropbox solely because of this reason. In these days of Prism, we should assume that most of our private stuff is available for surveillance, unless we are ready to pay for a trusted fully encrypted (without de-deplication) sharing service.
Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
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Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
#122Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…
Your forgetting she's not only on the record supporting anonymous bulk data collection, AND warrentless wiretapping. She was a key figure of the administration that created such legislation to start with.
That seems directly counter to the goal of her helping them expand internationally. The person behind that legislation doesn't seem like the person who'd talk China etc. into opening up.
Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
#123Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…
I feel just like you but rely on Dropbox so much. What serious alternatives are they? (preferably, non-US-based?)
Hypothetically:
File Manager -> Settings -> Remote storage -> add remote
Choose from:
dropbox, google drive, skydrive, others..., other (some open api)
Select > Authenticate > Mount points > Bring online
Something like that would be nice.
Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
If I were going with a cynical thought, I would think this is a move to get dropbox into government contracts somehow.
Agreed. With Condi comes access to all sorts of government entities, and the contacts to make those entities work in favor of whatever Dropbox needs them for. This appointment smacks of the corporate-political complex. It's practically inevitable that USG resources will be used in favor of Dropbox's business at some point.
I agree, that's probably what's going here.
But the thing is, a lot of this stuff works quid pro quo. What might happen is, USG will pay Dropbox a nice penny to use some of its service... aaaaaand in exchange they also set up a deal to snoop on Dropbox users.
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#125Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
#126Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members. It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundred…
Hey now, it would have been for nothing, all years of war and 600 000 deaths, if these people who were in charge and lead the effort, would suddenly find themselves in low-key positions in society. The top cream must stay at the top. Besides, her technical skills and understanding of IT for sure are awesome, making her the finest choice for Dropbox business.
And yet, President Obama selected Joe Biden as his vice president, who also voted for the same war. Hillary Clinton did too, and she's the leading Democratic contender for 2016. Why no outrage? Because they have a D next to their names?
Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
I feel just like you but rely on Dropbox so much. What serious alternatives are they? (preferably, non-US-based?)
I know of box.com, but that's US based. I would also like to hear of alternatives.
Their S-1 filing doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.
They literally wrote under "Risk Factor":
We have a history of cumulative losses, and we do not
expect to be profitable for the foreseeable future.
Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
#128Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members. It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundred…
You elected a president who selected a vice president who voted for the war (Joe Biden). Why are you speaking up now? Because she's a Republican?
I didn't vote for Biden, and I didn't forget his pro-war stance, either.
Biden wasn't just appointed as a board member for a relevant tech corporation, though. If he was, I'd be up in arms, too.
That said, even so, Biden's role in promoting Iraq was far less than Condi's. Additionally, Biden didn't specifically push for advanced interrogation techniques AKA torture. Condi did.
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#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good for you for standing by your principles. This definitely puts a taint on Dropbox, for me. We'll see if that leads to action. Sometimes it sucks to be a pragmatist.
Without looking at the facts? Guilty until proven innocent? Good for him for convicting others of war crimes without any due process?
Stow the butt-hurt.
I've looked at the facts. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars will be remembered as the end of the American era, unless Silicon Valley can build US 2.0. and disassociate themselves from Washington.
Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
#130I cancelled both my accounts over this. It'll be a personal pain, as everything on my ipad hooks in nicely to dropbox, but it's worth it in order to not support one of the Bush era war criminals.