Google: The Full Back Up

June 21, 2017

I read “Google Drive Will Soon Back Up Your Entire Computer.” Sounds good, right? The GOOG will make a bit for bit copy of the data and programs on one’s computer. In the event of a crash, Mother Google will be there. One can search for a file and restore it. That email archive from Thunderbird circa 2011, no problem.

I learned from the write up:

There have been requests for Dropbox to add something like this for ages, and it’s yet to get around to it. Instead, like Drive, people have always had to store files directly in the app’s local folder. For anyone looking for a bit more flexibility in their syncing apps, Google seems like it’s about to become the winning option.

I like the “winning option” for a service about which some details are fuzzy.

My question is, “Will Google scan the backed up data in order to place ads in the service? What about the availability of these data to governments when appropriate documentation is provided to the Google? What happens if the data are part of a legal matter between a person and a corporation?”

Yep, convenient.

Stephen E Arnold, June 21, 2017

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One Response to “Google: The Full Back Up”

  1. Noah Vissering on July 15th, 2017 4:04 am

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