![]() Information stored on cloud drives c an be deleted at any time. Moreover, this is a stark reminder (especially in context of that 2017 glitch) that your Drive does not belong to you. There’s no evidence that Google is using this information for itself or selling it to others, at least. The idea that Google’s AI is monitoring everything you do in Docs and other cloud programs might be enough to scare them off from the service. That’s led many to believe Google is using machine learning algorithms - a theory that makes a lot of sense, given the scale here. A few years ago, a large number of users reported being locked out of Docs for violating Google’s Terms, an error that Google chalked up to being a glitch. Hard digital copies are best - Not much is known about how, exactly, Google moderates programs like Drive and Docs. A first-offense ban may also be used if you’re using Google software to hack, harass, phish, or spam someone. In some cases, though - like when a legal entity orders Google to do so - your account may be suspended or terminated immediately. In order for your account to be banned, you usually have to breach Google’s terms multiple times. There is an individual policy listed for each of the following types of content: Then there’s the Abuse Program Policies and Enforcement list, which more explicitly covers Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Sites. ![]() Child sexual abuse material falls into this category, for example. Google also reserves the right to remove content that violates applicable law or could harm users, third-parties, or Google. What’s covered here? - On a base level, anything that violates Google’s general Terms of Service can be automatically removed from the company’s websites and programs. Looks like it’s time to find a new home for any shady files you need stored. Anything that goes against those Terms can be flagged for removal and can even lead to a ban from Google’s cloud programs altogether. Once uploaded to Google Drive, your files fall under the purview of Google’s Terms of Service. Every file you upload, every Doc or Sheet you create - Google’s algorithm is right there with you. If you fall into this category, we have some not-so-great news for you: Google is very much “looking” at what you store in your Google Drive. It’s a blank document that lives in a private cloud drive why would we have any reason to fear anyone other than ourselves and our collaborators would see what we’re typing there? (Not that those measures always actually work as intended.) Some companies - most notably Apple - have recently enacted policies that, at the very least, stop third-party companies from getting their hands on that tracking data. “So we just draw pics with the highlighter tool and upload memes into the shared folder.” Nathan said he and his classmates were excited to discover the group-messaging functionality last year, because “it looks like you’re being productive.” But, he added, “the drawback is that you’re not working on what you’re supposed to be working on, so you don’t get anything done.At this point, it’s no secret at all that Big Tech is tracking our every move. Nathan, a 16-year-old from the Philadelphia suburbs, told me he and his friends “found out there’s a ‘collaboration space,’ where you can upload documents to share with your class,” in his school’s preferred note-taking software, OneNote. The online version of Microsoft Word, for example, has features similar to Google Docs and can be exploited the same way. ![]() Kids in classrooms that don’t use Google Docs turn to whatever collaborative learning software they do have to communicate. Gt6LKAmBPq - Kate Millard Evarts February 22, 2017 A group of teens I do not know have accidentally invited me to their google doc, where they are ranking their best friends.
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