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Forum Discussion
Privacy on employers PC
I have "Dropbox Plus" for my private file storage needs, and on the PC provided to me by my employer, I have installed the Dropbox desktop app to have easy access also to my private files.
- At work, we have a Microsoft 365, not sure which service, but probably one of the Enterprise ones, or similar.
- Via that MS 365 account, I assume the employer's IT-manager/Admin has more or less free access to the PC I have from them.
- So, how do I know whether the IT-manager/Admin has free access also to my private Dropbox via the installed desktop app?
It's not like I want to hide something, I just don't see the point of the IT-manager having access to all my private documents. For now, I have chosen to not save/download the files in the Dropbox account locally on this PC, but I'm not sure that makes a difference.
Also, would it matter in this regard if I upgrade to Dropbox professional?
Naturally, one could argue that I shouldn't use a work-PC to access private material, but the employer does not mind, and there are many practical benefits of doing so, so it's more a matter of whether it is something I want to do.
I also understand already(!) that I could access my private Dropbox account via browser, which would eliminate/reduce the security issue, but that is not the set-up I would prefer. I struggle with the web interface, and would end up having to reconsider the whole Dropbox arrangement.
Thanks in advance.
- Mark
Super User II
So I suppose it depends upon your policies and set up, but, the simplest way to think of this is 'if it is on their PC they can access it'.
Either via IP and something like VNC view or even just taking the device off you.
The Office365 install wont really do much it is more just the fact that they can access the device.
Note - in this regards ALL Dropbox versions are the same. You cannot restrict access to the device folders etc. on any account on the device it is installed. As well if somebody logged on as you (i.e. admin did a password reset or overrode your credentials) they could also access Dropbox's website and any files which you'd selective sync'd off.
