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Why is my location not accurate?
I found out, that there is a mistake in my profile. My browser is not located in Klosterneuburg but in Vienna.
I tried a lot to change it, but it didn´t work. Finally I wrote an email to 'privacy@d...
B ob8er wrote:
If it was (probably) me trying to log-in, why can´t they identify me ?
How would they know it's you? If you have to sign in, Dropbox already doesn't recognize you or the device. When you're signing in on the website, if you don't select the Remember Me option, Dropbox will always send an email that someone has signed in (or attempted to sign in) to your account, even when it's you.
Dear Jay,
thanks for that information.
But what I am concerned about is, that I often got emails by Dropbox, that somebody (else ?) has tried to log-in in my account, sometimes it was written additionally "with another device".
If it was (probably) me trying to log-in, why can´t they identify me ? I never used another device (mobile, tablet), I always used my PC at the same address (since 20 years).
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
B ob8er wrote:
If it was (probably) me trying to log-in, why can´t they identify me ?
How would they know it's you? If you have to sign in, Dropbox already doesn't recognize you or the device. When you're signing in on the website, if you don't select the Remember Me option, Dropbox will always send an email that someone has signed in (or attempted to sign in) to your account, even when it's you.
