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Desktop/mobile client syncing after password change: security flaw?
Last week I've change my password though the website, at work. On my home computer I have installed the Desktop client. I have not changed a thing and it was syncing without problems.
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techs2017 if somebody has your password then installing Dropbox is the least of your worries.
Super Users are not employees but the answer is the official one - this isnt a security flaw. Its by design.
When somebody adds Dropbox to their computer you receive an email telling you this has happened, unless you've disabled those security emails in the Account section.
Also, if they did do that then you can unlink the account via the same Account page. For Plus and Business users you can also request that a remote delete is done while unlinking clients.
No disrespect at all. I understand what you are saying. For me it just extends what you have previously stated and, again, I disagree.
I should have the option to revoke all access to my account as soon as I change the password. I'm pretty sure that it's not hard and you could keep using it the way it is and I would change to my way. Everybody would be happy.
Indeed I could change my password daily, which would be a bummer, but since I use a password manager (let's say it is the only way to use secure password updated frequently for several different services) to type again a password for a specific client is not even close to be problematic.
Again, it's a simple feature and both users would be happy. Maybe I am the minority here.
