Having read this article, I think you are totally missing the point. This has absolutely nothing to do with advertising. It has to do with a breech of privacy. If Google’s personnel are monitoring your documents, then it could result in serious breeches of both privacy and confidentiality.
I personally never, ever, use Google Docs, or any other free cloud access. You’re correct is saying it’s free for a reason. But for Google to dictate what people can and cannot do with their own personal documents or professional projects is, quite Franky, outrageous. It’s precisely why I’ve never trusted cloud providers who offer “free” access. But, of course, we all know about Google’s browser Chrome, which routinely writes home to Google with your browsing history. That’s an established fact. In that context, I would be very reluctant to use Chrome for things like online purchasing where you need to provide payment details. If, (and I make no claims against Google here), if indeed they do collect all of your browsing history and also input to websites, that really could constitutes a security hole for the user. All of which just goes to prove that no operating system on the planet can guarantee your total security. Whilst there are obvious advantages to them as well, modern cookies can be so sophisticated that we often have no idea what’s being sent via the cookies and to whom. I know that many analysts have issues with this. There have been a lot of publications on this very point to and by technology journalists. ======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <[email protected]> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.. This Message Was Created Using 100% Recycled Electrons. If you can avoid printing it, please do so. Think of the environment, save a tree! Contact: • UK Free Phone: 0800 8620538 • UK Geographic / Global: +44(0) 1642 688095 • UK Mobile/SMS: +44 (0)7804 983849 • Vic. Australia: +61 38 82059300 • US/Canada: +1 646 9151493 ---------------------------------------- On 1 Nov 2017, at 20:22, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: I really don’t know what all the fuss is about. Google Docs is a free service so you use it at your own risk. Yep, Google collects data and has always done to provide you with their free service thanks to the support of advertisers who won’t advertise with Google unless they know something about the audience. > http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-docs-users-locked-out-of-their-files-in-glitch-that-raises-deeper-concerns-20171101-gzcmsw.html?deviceType=text > > <http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-docs-users-locked-out-of-their-files-in-glitch-that-raises-deeper-concerns-20171101-gzcmsw.html?deviceType=text> ********** “For the gardener nothing is more handier than bulbs, I mean the 1’s you put in the ground and not the electric light 1’s.”
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