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Dropbox acquires Boxcryptor. What will happen to all those files that have been encrypted?
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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 an...
riccardo1981 wrote:
At this point my question is, what will happen to all those files that have been encrypted with boxcryptor ?
Since this is such a new development, such answers are likely not available yet, beyond what has been stated by the Boxcryptor founders (emphasis mine).
What does this mean for our users and customers?
First of all: All our existing users and customers will remain with the German Secomba GmbH with the same shareholders as during the past 10 years. No contracts, customer data or keys will migrate to Dropbox, all data will remain in our German data centers.
While weâve sold several key technology assets to Dropbox, we will continue to service our existing users and customers pursuant to the terms of their existing contracts. However, as of today, we will not allow the creation of new accounts or purchases of any new licenses.
If youâre an existing customer, you can keep using Boxcryptor as you do today, and weâll be in touch with more details as we join forces with Dropbox. If youâre new here and would like to stay up to date on Dropboxâs progress, join the Dropbox mailing list.
You will also find the most important FAQs regarding the next steps below.
Hi NX81. I feel like Cryptomator is the logical alternative at this point. It's open source I think, but you can make a donation. I've been using it in a test mode but haven't committed to it yet so I can't swear from first hand experience that it is solid, but everything I've seen inspires me with confidence. Good luck!
I have decided that I will have my cloud files encrypted with Cryptomator (purely as backup), and I will have an offline drive (or pc) with the unencrypted files to search (I have to search through hundreds of thousands of files every day, so filename obfuscation, albeit cool, is a huge pain for me). Big middle finger to Dropbox for this absolute dog act, literally making my job 100x harder, and just **bleep**ting all over their customers. I will be keeping my eye out for an alternative solution going forward.
