Dropbox is sending data to OpenAI

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[PKCano]

https://www.ghacks.net/2023/12/14/is-dropbox-sending-user-data-to-openai-heres-how-you-can-opt-out-of-it/

Dropbox has been caught in a controversy, after users discovered that an experimental AI-feature has been sending user data to OpenAI. The option is enabled by default for premium users of the cloud storage service…

The issue came to light when writer Winifred Burton shared a screenshot of the feature on her social media page. If you don’t have a Bluesky account, you can use something like Skyview to check the post without signing in..

https://help.dropbox.com/view-edit/dropbox-ai-how-to

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/dropbox-spooks-users-by-sending-data-to-openai-for-ai-search-features/

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Hi @Alex5723, you might want to edit that attachment (to remove the bit in brackets)

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NaNoNyMouse wrote:

Hi @Alex5723, you might want to edit that attachment (to remove the bit in brackets)

What brackets ?

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In the screenshot, title of top box – “Do me a favor and go….”

It has been removed.

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A lot of people have been making noise about this, without mentioning one feature that is at the heart of how it works:

Your files within Dropbox are sent to a third-party AI only when you chose to interact with AI powered features. For example, when you ask a question about a file.

FAQs about privacy using AI on Dropbox

Several people are unable to make the suggested changes to settings, as they don’t yet have it available in their Dropbox account.

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