Dropbox is dangerous

[Roger]

On 16/02/15 12:52, jd1008 wrote:
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> On 02/15/2015 05:31 PM, Mickey wrote:
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>> On 02/15/2015 07:10 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>>> Mickey writes:
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>>>> My computer was locking up and I couldn't open or close anything.
>>>> I did a ps aux and found that dropbox was consuming 117% of the CPU 
>>>> and 70% of memory, after awhile I was able to Kill Dropbox and then 
>>>> I uninstalled it and now my computer is back to normal.
>>>>
>>>> What the "H" is happening ?
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>>> NSA.
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>>>
>> Come on Sam, This is Linux I'm using not Windows.
>
> Precisely!!
>
> I still ditto Mickey. dropbox is a trojan.
>
I am not sure about this comment. I have had Dropbox on both Fedora and 
Ubuntu and not an issue.
With a goodie bag of alternatives to Dropbox which I have never tried, 
maybe it's time to try elsewhere.
Roger