This is a good logic, but there is still a problem even if Google scans uploads.
Both state and nonstate actors often use zero day vulnerabilities. Since a zero day has never been seen before, there is no signature for it in any virus database. -- Greg Norcie ([email protected]) GPG key: 0x1B873635 On 8/3/12 9:10 PM, Omer Gibreel wrote: > Greeting, > > as i have suggested previously, a person could upload the doc file > to Google doc and select the option of sharing the link publicly, this > would allow people to access your document online. another method which > has already been stated before is to just copy and paste the content on > the email indicating the starting point of the document and the ending > point. also if you are worried about virus from google doc i have just > done a search and found out that google doc has an > internal mechanism for scanning virus from document that are being > shared. here is more information on that in this page under the subtitle > security http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=172541, > > well i hope this help and if anyone has any > information concerning the security of accessing document > using Google doc i hope they can share it with us. i also agree > with kyrah there is no point in using drop box as it would be as if we > are downloading a document into out system there is no difference > between a downloading a file from drop box and a downloading a file from > a email attachments. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Omer Gibreel > 010-8074-0882 // [email protected] // twitter:@OmerGibreel > Seoul National University > Master Candidate of Management Information System > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > / > / > > > >> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 23:42:54 +0200 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Revised Liberationtech Mailing List > Guidelines >> >> Hi, >> >> Many thanks, Yosem, Brian and Nathan for this initiative! >> >> > Any sharing that needs to be done can use public Google Docs >> > or Dropbox links. >> >> This may be a silly question, but how exactly does downloading something >> from a a Dropbox link differ from downloading an email attachment? The >> basic issue of potentially malicious binaries from a potentially spoofed >> source is still there, isn't it? >> >> Unless I am overlooking something (which may very well be the case), >> isn't the main issue here about trusting binaries -- regardless whether >> they are sent as attachments, or as links to some download site? Just >> thinking aloud here... perhaps the policy could be extended to encourage >> sharing information in plain text/html whenever possible? >> >> Best, kyrah >> >> -- >> For extra security, this message has been encrypted with double-ROT13. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> liberationtech mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: >> >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >> >> If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you > click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a > daily digest?" >> >> You will need the user name and password you receive from the list > moderator in monthly reminders. 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