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Re:Notes on the Celebrity Data Theft by newman314 on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @02:17AM (#8261733)
Why would you ever expose the sync folder publicly?

Just keep a copy on a local computer with Dropbox if need be.

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Re:Notes on the Celebrity Data Theft by mikepurvis on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @06:21PM (#8265783)
Because I only have one computer and no mobile devices— therefore I only have one copy of the password database, and I need the password database to access Dropbox.

The sync folder is encrypted—is there some risk I'm not seeing?

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Re:Notes on the Celebrity Data Theft by newman314 on Thursday September 04, 2014 @07:37PM (#8271349)
Personally, I don't believe in leaving something like a password database exposed. That's akin to leaving a safe in the street. While someone might not be able to get in right away, why make it easier?

For you, I would just keep a copy elsewhere (friends computer etc.) or just get an additional device (mobile or otherwise).

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