For many people, such as consumers storing family photos or music files, this level of privacy might not be a major priority. But for SMEs and enterprises, end-to-end encryption is a big deal as it ensures that no intermediary can access their confidential documents stored in the cloud — it’s encrypted before it even arrives. Moving forward, Dropbox said that it plans to bake Boxcryptor’s features natively into Dropbox for business users. “In a blog post published today, Boxcryptor founders Andrea Pfundmeier and Robert Freudenreich say that their ‘new mission’ will be to embed Boxcryptor’s technology into Dropbox,” adds TechCrunch. “And after today, nobody will be able to create an account or buy any licenses from Boxcryptor — it’s effectively closing to new customers.”
“But there are reasons why the news is being packaged the way it has. The company is continuing to support existing customers through the duration of their current contracts.”
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