Security & privacy researcher

Christopher Soghoian

Independent (former FTC technologist)

Security researcher Christopher Soghoian filed the 2011 FTC complaint alleging Dropbox misled users about encryption, since Dropbox employees could access unencrypted files. The complaint reframed a technical critique as a consumer-protection question and became a foundational moment in the scrutiny of Dropbox's security claims.

Source: Wikipedia — Christopher Soghoian (FTC complaint against Dropbox)

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The 2011 FTC complaint: a researcher accuses Dropbox of misleading users about encryption

Security researcher Christopher Soghoian filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging that Dropbox made deceptive claims about its encryption, because Dropbox employees could in fact access users' files.

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