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by maqr 5322 days ago
Dropbox is in some serious need of better permissions.

* This app will have access to your entire Dropbox.

* Please make sure you trust this app before proceeding.

There's no way that I'm going to approve of access like that.

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For what it's worth, Dropbox does have an alternative permissions model where the app is sandboxed into its own folder. I used it recently for a project of mine, and it was really easy to set up, so I highly recommend checking it out.

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/start/core

that's exactly what i tough
Yes, Uberzet has access to your entire Dropbox (as is made clear in http://uberzet.com/sharing-more it doesn't access anything other than your Public folder.
Still a deal breaker. I don't know who runs Uberzet or how the site is protected against hacking.