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ATTN: Third-Party AI is toggled to ON automatically
Fellow DropBox Community Members,
If you don't already know this, Third-Party AI is automatically set to "ON" without our permission. To FIX THIS: Go to your Account Icon > Settings > Third-Party ...
I just realized that Third-party AI was turned on without my consent! That means that my private files can be sent to a Third-party AI engine, without my explicit consent and without me knowing anything about it! This is unacceptable!
Dropbox incorrectly claims that this is only turned On by default for those participating in the Dropbox AI alpha - not sure what this is, but I never agreed to participate in any Dropbox AI "alpha".
- "If you or your team is participating in the Dropbox AI alpha, the Third-party AI toggle in your account settings is turned On by default"
They also say that
- "Note: If you’re outside the EEA or the UK, third-party AI is turned on by default."
However I am in an EU country, so this should not have been turned on by default, per EU privacy regulations.
This is a very surprising development, from a company which supposed to safeguard user data.
A very disappointed user (Dropbox Plus)
