This should set alarm bells ringing for anyone who uses Dropbox but does not have separate backup for what they store on the service. If Dropbox mistakenly identifies content as violating its terms of service, the user won’t get the opportunity to back up their files before they lose access to them. The incident involving Justin Roiland’s data suggests that there is no certainty that users will be warned before their data is deleted. doing so would cause us legal liability or compromise our ability to provide the Services to our other users, orģ. you’re in material breac h of these Terms,Ģ.

“ We won’t provide notice or an opportunity to export Your Stuff before termination or suspension of access to the Services where:ġ. “ We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Services with notice to you if: you’re in breach of these Terms… We’ll provide you with reasonable advance notice via the email address associated with your account to remedy the activity that prompted us to contact you, and give you the opportunity to export Your Stuff from our Services”.īut in the case of what Dropbox calls a “material” breach of the terms, they don’t give advance warning: Secondly, if users are found to have breached Dropbox’s Terms of Service, it’s not clear whether they receive advance warning before they lose access to their files. This incident raises serious questions about Dropbox file security – for two reasons: firstly, it reveals that Dropbox can view what users store on the platform. It works with almost every available operating system and enables users to sync files between devices and the cloud, allowing easy and secure file sharing.īut in June this year, co-creator of animated series Rick and Morty Justin Roiland discovered that Dropbox had deleted his account and files without warning because he had apparently violated one of Dropbox’s Terms of Service. With 700 million users worldwide, Dropbox is one of the leading file hosting services.

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