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Author: | jonbwfc [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:28 am ] |
Post subject: | Google drive is go |
Google Drive is go. Invitation only at the moment it seems. Looks very similar to DropBox and (now) SkyDrive but integrated with Google's other services like Docs. However, hmmm..... Don't put anything up there that would even vaguely qualify as being your intellectual property. Jon |
Author: | Fogmeister [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:43 am ] | |||||||||
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Ah, you've seen that already. Good good. |
Author: | mikepgood [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:04 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google drive is go |
I wouldn't be happy putting pretty much anything personal or confidential on Google. Actually don't think I'd put anything on the cloud unencrypted. At least make it hard for them. But then I'm a bit of a control freak. |
Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:47 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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They need to make derivative works etc. so that they can give you thumbnails in browsers. |
Author: | Fogmeister [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:06 pm ] | |||||||||
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I wouldn't mind if that was all they were asking for but...
To me that translates as, "we can put your content anywhere we like to on the internet with or without changes to the content." |
Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:35 pm ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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That seems to be a more legalese version of what DropBox are saying here: https://www.dropbox.com/privacy#terms
So sharing content with others, using the desktop client, using an iOS/Android client, etc. all require the content to be repackaged and distributed in some fashion - and you need to provide permission for them to do it. The upside is that no one is forcing you to use any of these services. |
Author: | jonbwfc [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google drive is go |
Here's the thing. When Dropbox say 'we need permission to search/index/catalogue your data' they're doing it to better serve the customer. When Google say 'we need permission to search/index/catalogue your data' they're doing it to better serve the customer. In DropBox's case, the customer is you. In Google's case, it isn't. Jon |
Author: | AlunD [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:09 pm ] | |||||||||
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Very nicely put. |
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