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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:32 am ]
Post subject:  Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac-soft ... p-3497352/
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
Posted this on Fb earlier and as soon as I have a bit of time, I think I'm gonna do this.
I use DropBox quite a bit for sharing images between my phone, Mac and iPad (mainly for the iPad as it doesn't support AirDrop) and a 50GB storage option will easily be adequate for my needs.

Mark
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
timark_uk wrote:
Posted this on Fb earlier and as soon as I have a bit of time, I think I'm gonna do this.
I use DropBox quite a bit for sharing images between my phone, Mac and iPad (mainly for the iPad as it doesn't support AirDrop) and a 50GB storage option will easily be adequate for my needs.

Mark


Sounds good. I use DropBox a lot on my iPad - most of the art working apps I have access DB built in, so I can lob PSD versions of images onto my Mac. I’m not sure Box would be supported in that way, but I’ll certainly give this a look over.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
Box seem to be in the UK - are they a British company and does anyone know where the data is actually stored (i.e.e do they actually use Amazon like dropbox..)?

Jon
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
I signed up - just to see if they use email authentication. And they do.

If you want to DropBox folder sync on your desktop (like DropBox), you have to start paying.

This in their T&Cs:

Quote:
Box is based in the United Kingdom, but we may store and process personal information and content in the United States and other countries through our affiliated US group company Box, Inc.. By accessing or using the Box Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. (where it is stored on our behalf by Box Inc. and its agents) and other countries and territories, which may have different privacy laws from your country of residence.

Box Inc. adheres to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor privacy principles regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from the European Union, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S. Swiss Safe Harbor privacy principles regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from Switzerland. Box Inc.'s Safe Harbor certifications can be reviewed at: http://safeharbor.export.gov/companyinfo.aspx?id=15927. For more information about the Safe Harbor Principles, please visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Website at http://export.gov/safeharbor/ .

https://www.box.com/static/html/privacy.html
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
paulzolo wrote:
This in their T&Cs:

Quote:
Box is based in the United Kingdom, but we may store and process personal information and content in the United States and other countries through our affiliated US group company Box, Inc.. By accessing or using the Box Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. (where it is stored on our behalf by Box Inc. and its agents) and other countries and territories, which may have different privacy laws from your country of residence.

Box Inc. adheres to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor privacy principles regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from the European Union, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S. Swiss Safe Harbor privacy principles regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from Switzerland. Box Inc.'s Safe Harbor certifications can be reviewed at: http://safeharbor.export.gov/companyinfo.aspx?id=15927. For more information about the Safe Harbor Principles, please visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Website at http://export.gov/safeharbor/ .

https://www.box.com/static/html/privacy.html

So the NSA has access then! If their servers are in the US then the NSA has automatic access if it requests it. This will not be helpful to them in the long run.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
paulzolo wrote:
If you want to DropBox folder sync on your desktop (like DropBox), you have to start paying.
Really? Then that'll be no good for my needs.

Mark
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
timark_uk wrote:
paulzolo wrote:
If you want to DropBox folder sync on your desktop (like DropBox), you have to start paying.
Really? Then that'll be no good for my needs.

Mark

It does limit its use for me too.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Box to offer 50Gb to users who try its Apple iOS App
Um. I just downloaded the 'box sync' mac os app after logging in via the web and that seems to be pretty much the same as the dropbox app does. No sign of it asking me for money.
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