No, Dropbox is not stealing your files

#1

Post by _razvan » Tue, Mar 03, 2015, 6:42 PM UTC

No, Dropbox is not stealing your files
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Re: No, Dropbox is not stealing your files

#2

Post by boduh » Tue, Mar 03, 2015, 7:03 PM UTC

Nice analysis.

Re: No, Dropbox is not stealing your files

#3

Post by karmakaze » Tue, Mar 03, 2015, 11:04 PM UTC

The conclusion should be that it's poor UI/UX design. If it has nothing to say about a file, because it's not under it's management, then it shouldn't have added any visual indicator green or blue.

Re: No, Dropbox is not stealing your files

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Post by _razvan » Tue, Mar 03, 2015, 11:44 PM UTC

karmakaze wrote: post #3

The conclusion should be that it's poor UI/UX design. If it has nothing to say about a file, because it's not under it's management, then it shouldn't have added any visual indicator green or blue.

That's exactly how it works. For files which are not part of the Dropbox folder it adds no visual indicator.

Re: No, Dropbox is not stealing your files

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Post by jinushaun » Wed, Mar 04, 2015, 5:10 AM UTC

karmakaze wrote: post #3

The conclusion should be that it's poor UI/UX design. If it has nothing to say about a file, because it's not under it's management, then it shouldn't have added any visual indicator green or blue.

Have you even used Dropbox before? Or TortoiseGit? Doesn't sound like it.

Re: No, Dropbox is not stealing your files

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Post by jinushaun » Wed, Mar 04, 2015, 5:12 AM UTC

Thank you. Goes to show that even technical people can misunderstand how tech works and assumes the worst. We definitely live in a post-Snowden world.