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• Dropbox claims 100 million users

  Cloud storage company Dropbox announced it has passed the 100 million-user mark and has customers in 200 countries.

• Symantec broadens encryption options for Apple mobile devices, Dropbox file-sharing

  Symantec this week announced two new data encryption options, one that is file-based encryption for use with Dropbox, and the second that works as an extension to the Apple iOS mail client to encrypt and decrypt documents.

• Cloud storage vendor misrepresenting security features: researcher

  Cloud data storage and synchronization company Dropbox has been hit with a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission alleging that the company has deceived consumers about the level of encryption security it offers.

• Dropbox offers easy file synchronisation and sharing

  Are you looking to share files online, back up your own data or transfer files between Windows, Mac and Linux systems? Take a look at Dropbox (getdropbox.com), a terrific online service that just came out of beta mode which combines file and folder mirroring/synchronisation with an easy-to-use online interface that's efficient and well-designed. You can set up the service on any of your systems.