Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features
arstechnica.com
Feature turned on by default bothers users who like to keep their files private

Edited the title to what the article has now.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    Hey I was thinking about cloud backups. I gotta encrypt important files then if dropbox is gonna have AI go through them at will. My alternative was just copying stuff to a hard drive and shoving it in a safety deposit box…

    • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Depending on how important those files are to you the safe deposit box might be a good “plan A”.

    • willis936@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      NAS + cloud backup is the way to go. Any NAS software worth its salt can do E2EE backup with any old cloud backup solution.

      Definitely not for the faint of heart though. If you don’t actively enjoy fiddling then there aren’t many good options. Maybe icloud if you trust Apple to not de-platform you.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Depending on how far away the box is, this might be the most efficient possible alternative.

      If it takes you an hour to get the drive and plug it in, and the drive is 14TB, you’re looking at a download speed of 31,000 megabits per second.