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Originally Posted by jj2me
For non-trusting people, the answer to why we get ES Explorer for free with no ads and lots of updates, might be found here, which I'll quote so you don't have to follow that link:
I tried what that poster said using the free version of Network Connections, and yes, it shows packet travel to Chinese servers (see attached screenshot from the Network Connections app). Since it shows no other packet travel other than to a Chinese IP address, we can be sure that ES File Explorer acts as our login proxy to Dropbox.
Two things as possible defenses:
- We don't know if it actually collects/stores our logins/passwords.
- It may not be possible for an app to login for us and then do the chores of monitoring the Dropbox exchange without acting as our proxy, so this may not be out of the ordinary. Any web developer, please correct me.
And two suspicions, even if the defenses above are valid:
- Chinese servers
- Why does ES Explorer do this for free, with no usual revenue stream, and yet active development? |
Thank you for this eye opening post! I deleted my ES Explorer app
