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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.
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Dropbox Product Manager
Dropbox Product ManagerHi,
I wanted to let you know that we have launched our end-to-end encryption today. More details can be found here and here.
High level overview:
You can now add end-to-end encryption to team folders. The functionality is available for our Advanced, Business Plus and Enterprise customers at no additional costs.
Thank you,
Andrea
Thanks for the update. What is Dropbox Advanced? It's mentioned everywhere but I can't find it on any pricing pages, I only see Essentials, Professional, Teams, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise in various places on the website / in my account. I do hope the same functionality will become available in versions of Dropbox that do not require a team subscription because I don't need 3 accounts. There are plenty of lawyers, consultants, and other professionals who work solo or in smaller teams. I'm definitely not paying 3 times the price for 2 accounts I won't use.
Also... just now realized you are the Andrea who started Boxcryptor... face a bit red here. Boxcryptor was an absolutely awesome product and made my life so much easier. There are few things I miss when it comes to my digital life, but every time I work with a file (so, like, every hour of every day) I miss it. No disrespect for selling to Dropbox, I'm sure you worked your butts off for a decade and deserve a rest, but I'm genuinely sad that Boxcryptor is gone and Dropbox is going to make a mess of it. Hopefully someone else will build something to fill the void in the future. Best of luck to you once the golden handcuffs are removed.
