SafeMonk took the streets to find out how people are using Dropbox. Let's hear what they had to say.
Hey, excuse me, do you have a couple seconds to answer some questions? Sure.
Do you use/are you familiar with Dropbox? Yes
Do you use it often? I do.
How many times a day do you use it, or a week? I use it on a daily basis.
What kind of files, if you don't mind me asking? Personal, professional, mixture of both? A little bit of both, mostly professional.
Do you ever share? I do.
With colleagues, peers? Clients and some colleagues.
Do you have any concerns with Dropbox, as far as ease of use, security? Not so much with the ease of use, um, some concerns for security.
So do you think that if there was an application out there that could secure Dropbox without breaking it, would you consider using it more often? Sure, why not.
If it was free? Yeah, absolutely.
So have you guys heard of Dropbox? Yes.
What kind of files do you put on there? Jpeg's and such, because I do photography, so when I give my clients stuff, I give it to them in Dropbox, it's just easier to transfer the files, instead of trying to put it in an email or on a CD.
Do you ever have any issues, do you feel worried about the security of Dropbox? I don't think I've thought about that recently, but maybe, sure.
Excuse me, do you have a second, could we ask you a couple questions ? Yeah.
Have you ever heard of Dropbox? yeah, definitely.
Do you use it, I take it from your reaction? Yeah, I have before, yeah, I have an account.
Alright, in general, what kind of files do you store on there? Personal, work? Um, it's a mix. Some of my co-workers use Dropbox, so we share files on Dropbox.
OK, and do you have any concerns with Dropbox? No, not really. I mean, I can see from a company perspective why that might be issues, but not from a personal standpoint, no.
So, does your company allow you to use Drobbox? We kind of do it from behind the scenes, there isn't really anything telling us not to do it, or to it, so...
If there was a security product or option out there that would allow you to use Dropbox securely, do you think that your company would be more willing to let you use it? Would you feel better putting more files on there? That's a good question. I can see why there would be a need for that.
Alright, awesome, thanks so much, I appreciate it. Thank you.
