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Do be aware that your DropBox password isn't actually used to encrypt
your data. Your data is stored in plaintext on the DropBox servers and
you're relying on them getting their access control mechanisms right;
this was broken for a few hours a few months ago (anyone could log into
any account) and made big news on the Internet. If you're storing
anything private, encrypt it yourself before uploading! (and obviously
not with the same password you use to log into the service, since that
password should be considered compromised by handing it over to any
website at all, even if they use good practices for storing it)

I can't say anything about SugarSync in this respect; I haven't looked
at it at all.

Chris

On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:06:36 -0700
Dwayne Reid <dwayner@planet.eon.net> wrote:

> One final advantage (for me): both Dropbox and Sugar Sync maintain a=20
> complete copy of that data 'in the cloud'.  That means that I can=20
> access it anywhere I can get an Internet connection.  Obviously, I=20
> use very strong passwords for those accounts so as to minimize risk=20
> of data snooping.  I mention this because there are those folks who=20
> can not tolerate the risk of a third party holding a copy of
> sensitive data.
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