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Hi
As most will know, dropbox has purchased boxcryptor.
At this point my question is, what will happen to all those files that have been encrypted with boxcryptor ? Should they all be decrypted and wait for communication on how the transaction will be handled by Dropbox ?
Boxcryptor was used to encrypt files using other cloud services, will this change ?
Thank you very much
Riccardo
Boxcryptor was acquired by Dropbox. Will encryption be available on Dropbox and when? And will encryption be available on other online storage accounts, like it was in Boxcryptor?
Hi @SMRose_FL
we are currently working on our native implementation of end-to-end encryption for Dropbox.
We are planning to release the feature for our business customers in April next year.
Thank you for your response. Does this mean that individuals will not be able to use Encryption on Dropbox?
Yep - as mentioned earlier in different posts - only for business accounts.
If you were a Boxcryptor user before the sale to Dropbox, you can still use it as a Local Account. However, you will need to have the decryption key to do this. Hopefully, by now you will already have that key since you can only download it if your account is still active.
@SMRose_FL wrote:
Thank you for your response. Does this mean that individuals will not be able to use Encryption on Dropbox?
Yes this is correct. As has been said its going to be a Business only offering.
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@c_my_name_is wrote:
Hi @apfund ( Andrea ),
is there a way to become an early access customer ( as a business user, reseller ) ? 2Q24 is a little disappointing as first 3Q-4Q 23 was stated as release timeframe.
thx
Being honest - never ever believe or follow the timescales issued by Dropbox.... they are still rolling out Paper 2020 and we are just about to enter 2024!
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I'm on Ventura, and as far as I can tell, it is working flawlessly. However, I never upgraded to the latest version (v3.x?). I'm still on v2.48. So maybe that's why.
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