Dropbox Lies About Security
In my last post regarding Backing Up Your Data I had recommended using Dropbox as a tool to backup your data. I feel it may be necessary to point you to an article I recently came across on Wired’s web site that indicated some interesting findings regarding the security of your data while using Dropbox. The article is titled Dropbox Lied to Users About Data Security, Complaint to FTC Alleges and can be found here.
Since reading this article I decided to try the backup software mentioned in that article called Wuala. It’s basically a backup service identical to Dropbox. The most important difference, however, is that Wuala claims to be completely secure. Installation and configuration of the Wuala software was really simple. And, just like Dropbox, I also have access to my files remotely on their web site after providing my account information. Here is a brief video, also provided on Wuala’s website, describing their software and service.
I will continue to use Dropbox in some scenarios where I am not too worried about securing my data. But I can tell you I will definitely be switching to Wuala in cases where I need to securely sync my sensitive data between my computers.
