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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
fun fact: till yet E2EE not available on mobile apps ( so even with a business plan, no chance so access your e2ee files with e.g. iOS ) 🙂
btw. sync.com doesn't use e2ee wording anymore on the website - it must be gone... or never was e2e
It still says "End-to-end encryption" for all plans at Sync.com. But I wonder if they and pCloud meanwhile implemented Apples requirements for cloud services (CloudStorage folder). For me it's still OneDrive (for unencrypted content) and Filen.io for E2EE for more than a year now...
This latest incident confirms the importance of E2EE in all plans. Next time it'll probably be the cloud. And as we saw with the Microsoft incident, how can you be sure that the cloud has not already been compromised for months... https://www.heise.de/news/Digitale-Signatur-Datenleak-bei-Dropbox-Sign-9705355.html
Ok, but who got access to the (private) keys? Are they stored on sync.com servers? Than it's E2EE yes, but not zero-knowledge wich is pointless.
I've tested filen in its early days - unfortunately they use still electron for the macOS client - sorry. Don't like it.
I went ahead and moved everything to Tresorit. Seems to do what I need (full sync / selective sync of various folders with E2EE and encrypted file sharing). Will keep Dropbox running for a month or two as a temporary backup, then I'm finished here.
Boxcryptor was such a fantastic product. All good things, I guess. Adios!
Cheers I came here for a recommendation of a Boxcryptor alternative, because I guess they're not offering encryption to Dropbox free users instead. Guess they didn't realise encryption is important for personal use not just for business..
I'll look at encrypting my stuff on Tresorit if you'd recommend, sounds a lot like what Boxcryptor did. Is it able to link to Dropbox also to encrypt files in-place? I still use Dropbox Free for family folder access and other nostalgic files that don't really need encryption, just handy
am using Crytomator and I am very happy with it. A bit more involved but really good.
Combined with Mountain Duck, which mounts Cloud drives with a drive letter and Files 3.5, which shows these, I have everything I need.
Still wish Boxcryptor was available, but I have fond an answer that works for me.
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