Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

Post by ivankirigin » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 11:23 PM UTC

wlesieutre wrote: post #93

ivankirigin wrote: post #26

I work at Dropbox and came up with this page. Thanks for throwing confounding variables in this soft launch experiment, Hacker News. A few points that might interest yall: 1. We won't publish to facebook or twitter without your explicit permission. 2. We ask for information about your facebook profile because it will make Dropbox better. It's mainly about learning about our users without annoying surveys. We won't ma…

Why does your application request access to the photos and videos I've uploaded to Facebook? I'm fine with you having access to my Twitter information, but this seems unnecessary.

Post by ivankirigin » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 11:40 PM UTC

mdwrigh2 wrote: post #83

ivankirigin wrote: post #26

I work at Dropbox and came up with this page. Thanks for throwing confounding variables in this soft launch experiment, Hacker News. A few points that might interest yall: 1. We won't publish to facebook or twitter without your explicit permission. 2. We ask for information about your facebook profile because it will make Dropbox better. It's mainly about learning about our users without annoying surveys. We won't ma…

Dropbox looks like a pretty amazing company to work for. Any chance you'll be hiring interns this summer?

Post by agscala » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 11:50 PM UTC

ivankirigin wrote: post #26

I work at Dropbox and came up with this page. Thanks for throwing confounding variables in this soft launch experiment, Hacker News. A few points that might interest yall: 1. We won't publish to facebook or twitter without your explicit permission. 2. We ask for information about your facebook profile because it will make Dropbox better. It's mainly about learning about our users without annoying surveys. We won't ma…

Post by zcid » Tue, Nov 23, 2010, 12:34 AM UTC

ivankirigin wrote: post #102

blakeweb wrote: post #100

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The features page of your website says this about security: >All transmission of file data and metadata occurs over an encrypted channel (SSL). >All files stored on Dropbox servers are encrypted (AES-256). And yet I hear people here saying that Dropbox is "missing encryption." What's the real story? Are there more technical details on your encryption posted somewhere on your site? I'd really like to know, as I actual…

When people say Dropbox is missing encryption, they mean encrypting files before they are uploaded so not even Dropbox could look at the files - end to end, so to speak. They do not mean that Dropbox is insecure. Dropbox is secure. The problem with end to end is that it makes sharing or public files unfeasible, and those are important parts of Dropbox.

Post by pavs » Tue, Nov 23, 2010, 12:48 AM UTC

ivankirigin wrote: post #67

lionhearted wrote: post #59

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> Ask me anything. Congratulations on all the successes. You guys are doing something way cool. One question - when did you know Dropbox was a winner? And if the answer is "right away," then when did you really know Dropbox was a winner? Any specific events stand out to you?

I wasn't at Dropbox particularly early, so that is more of a question for someone like Drew Houston. The first time I used the product, I knew it was awesome. The first time I talked to Drew about the big ideas, I knew it was going to be much bigger than what most people might think. The Cloud™ is one of those mega trends, and Dropbox is right in the middle of it.