[gumby]

I don't really understand the point of a desktop app: for the desktop you want filesystem integration, right? That was Dropbox's initial claim to fame.

I just installed the DB client on a new Mac and it is very aggressive about trying to trick me into enabling Accessibility access (i.e. full control of the machine) and ghost files (ones that get faulted in when you read them) -- which I'd enable if they could still be indexed by Spotlight, a feature the old Sherlock had.

[skoskie]

I just installed it on a new iMac today and gave it Accessibility access. Why should I not have?

[gumby]

You just gave them the ability to control other apps, ch age the ui if other apps, and do whatever you could with keyboard and mouse. Personally I don’t trust a third part with that kind of insecure unconstrained capability.

Dropbox used to surreptitiously stick itself on that list without asking, but Apple forced them to request explicitly. I think that was underhanded of DB and I don’t trust them.