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Does Dropbox track my users?
Hey, i am using the python-dbx api for a year or something and i provided some friends a application where the can acsess my dropbox App [with the dbx-token] and some stuff. Today my friends asked ...
The Dropbox API operates by receiving API calls via HTTPS requests. So, by definition, the Dropbox servers do see the IP addresses of the clients making the HTTPS requests.
For information on what kind of data Dropbox collects, please refer to our privacy policy:
https://www.dropbox.com/terms#privacy
By the way, from your description, it sounds like you are using a single hard-coded access token in your app, and have distributed your app to multiple users. The API was designed with the intention that each user would link their own Dropbox account, in order to interact with their own files. It is technically possible to connect to just one account like you've described, but I should note that we don't recommend doing so, for various technical and security reasons.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThe Dropbox API operates by receiving API calls via HTTPS requests. So, by definition, the Dropbox servers do see the IP addresses of the clients making the HTTPS requests.
For information on what kind of data Dropbox collects, please refer to our privacy policy:
https://www.dropbox.com/terms#privacy
By the way, from your description, it sounds like you are using a single hard-coded access token in your app, and have distributed your app to multiple users. The API was designed with the intention that each user would link their own Dropbox account, in order to interact with their own files. It is technically possible to connect to just one account like you've described, but I should note that we don't recommend doing so, for various technical and security reasons.
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