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Threlly's avatar
Threlly
Collaborator | Level 8
6 years ago

Why So Much Telemetry ?

Hi All,   My Pi Hole is blocking an INCREDIBLE amount of DropBox telemetry, even more than Windows telemetry, and by a large margin. So I have a few questions. 1. What is this telemetry for ? 2....
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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6 years ago

Hi Threlly; welcome to our Community!

 

I'm not aware of this exact domain and as a matter of fact is not listed within our official domains. Can you let me know some additional information about the device you're seeing this on, such as if you're running the desktop application and/or if you're using a web browser to access a Dropbox account etc.? 

 

Regarding your last queries, I'd suggest getting in touch with the 3rd party app you mentioned directly as they might have more information. 

 

In any case, please let me know what you find, Threlly. 

Threlly's avatar
Threlly
Collaborator | Level 8
6 years ago

Hi,

 

I'm using the Windows 10 desktop app v106.4.368.

I rarely access dropbox in the browser.

Even if I quit the client the DropBox service (DbxSvc) remains active in my task list, as does "DropBox Update 32bit".

 

Gary

 

  • Threlly's avatar
    Threlly
    Collaborator | Level 8
    6 years ago

    The traceroute site interpreted the url as telemetry.v.dropbox.com, so I tried another site.

    The final IP, 162.125.19.9, is owned by DropBox.

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