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by nipunn1313 3451 days ago
This is not an all or nothing issue. For example, if you store sensitive videos, but rely on Dropbox's ability to transcode and preview the video in a web browser, then something like Cryptomater would not make sense. Encrypting on wire/at rest is the best you can do unless you run the transcoding yourself.

Dropbox could support both modes, but the company has obviously made a decision to prioritize one over the other (at least for now).