On 01/06/2011 16:09, RussellMc wrote:
> Question:  Getting Dropbox for free (2 GB version) seems too good to be t=
rue
> - is it?
> Are there any known issues re privacy, security, affect on systems etc.?
>
You can guess the URL!

The employees can browse your content!


It's not reliable or secure.

With the low annual cost of your own domain and hosting do any of these=20
Privacy & Security failing Public Services make sense?

I can create a directory on my hosting and password protect it to=20
individuals or a group. With a little more effort make the connection=20
encrypted too (for people at public WiFi, which is seriously unprivate).

I only use gmail for folks that insist on a Google email address.

Photo sites that "own" your photos.

Also of course Facebook, Twitter, Google etc don't really want people to=20
be private or have private stuff.


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