There’s no such thing as privacy on Google.
********** “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.” > On 4 Nov 2017, at 1:12 am, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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.” > > > > >
