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Without question, Dropbox has established itself as one of the
world's most useful and popular file sharing resources. With
Dropbox, a user can easily upload files from one computer and
then access them via another, or through a mobile device.
Similarly, friends, family and coworkers can be granted access
to a given account, making file sharing easy. This level of
flexibility and availability is extremely attractive to millions
of people who rely on the service regularly.  However, for all
of the benefits offered by Dropbox, it is also critical to note
the resource's shortcomings. Most notably, the basic version of
Dropbox is consumer-grade and, essentially, unprotected.
Consequently, there is always a risk that files stored and
shared via Dropbox will