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Anthony47's avatar
Anthony47
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Privacy question on shared links

I realize that when I share a file via a link, for example a demo file on a forum, the name of the owner is shown to anyone that use the link, in the form of a message like

"Joe Smith shared the file abcd.xyz with you"

or

"You received abcd.xyz from Joe Smith"

or

"Register to Dropbox to cooperate with Joe Smith on abcd.xyz and obtain 2GB for your files"

I am on the Bropbox basic free plan.

Is there any option to prevent the information about the owner to be displayed?

Thank you

 

Anthony

 

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi Anthony47, thanks for messaging the Community.

     

    The name on the shared link is used to identify the person who shared the link for those users who are expecting a link from a certain person or organization. This is primarily for users to not ignore shared links from anonymous users.

     

    Currently, there isn't an option to disable this feature. 

     

    If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Hi Anthony47, thanks for messaging the Community.

     

    The name on the shared link is used to identify the person who shared the link for those users who are expecting a link from a certain person or organization. This is primarily for users to not ignore shared links from anonymous users.

     

    Currently, there isn't an option to disable this feature. 

     

    If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

    • Anthony47's avatar
      Anthony47
      New member | Level 2
      2 years ago

      Thank you Jay for your message

      I understand...

       

      However, if that is a safety measure, it should be noted that the owner name is not always displayed, as can be seen on the attached images

      [Removed as per Community Guidelines]

       

      I didn’t mention that in my initial message because I had not a clear understanding of when it is and when it is not displayed. Apparently it is not displayed if I click on the link; but it is displayed if I COPY the link and paste it into the address bar of the browser

      See the link on this forum post, for example: http://www.pc-facile.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=113019&p=664471#p664471

       

      Thanks again

      Anthony

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