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Vault termination
It seems like Dropbox is about to do it again. After removing the strong integration with Google Docs, causing many customers to all of a sudden have to work with links instead of documents, Dropbox...
Hey guys!
Thanks for showing your interest in Dropbox Vault.
To concentrate our efforts on further improving our existing security features and building new capabilities around advanced data protection, weâve made the decision to discontinue Dropbox Vault.
From March 4th Dropbox Vault will no longer be available. If youâre currently using your Vault, that folder will automatically turn into a standard Dropbox folder, that doesnât require a PIN to access. The files in your folder will remain the same.
However, Dropbox is steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding your data.
Our applications and infrastructure are regularly tested for security vulnerabilities, and hardened to enhance security and protect against attacks.
I hope this clarifies!
Hello Megan,
I'm sorry but this explanation doesn't clarify much.
Vault is fully encrypted storage. Nothing indicates the Dropbox will soon (preferably before the termination of Vault) provide an equivalent alternative. You state "new capabilities", but what are those capabilities exactly and when will they be available? And at what cost?
Also, please explain how Dropbox can move files from user's Vault to a non-encrypted Dropbox folder automatically, without having access to the user's Dropbox credentials/identity and the user's Vault PIN code? This should be impossible, because it implies that Dropbox has full access to all files in Vault, which I hope is not the case. (The expected scenario in case of termination of the service would be that Dropbox would give advance notice and ask users to move their files out of Vault be themselves, or (in case they don't) loose the files.)
Absolutely well said, mate!
