Google and Google Docs: A Monitoring Opportunity or Reality?
November 3, 2017
Yesterday a person wanted me to share content on Google Docs. I politely declined. We have access to this service, but I prefer my content on devices under my old fashioned Kentucky controls.
I read with interest “A Mysterious Message Is Locking Google Docs Users Out of Their Files.” After reading the write up, I don’t think the message is mysterious at all. A violation of Google’s terms of service seems easy to understand.
The write up in the Bezos infused newspaper stated:
Even if the error turns out to be a technical glitch, the fact that Google is capable of identifying “bad” Google Docs at all is a reminder: Much of what you upload, receive or type to Google is monitored.
Right. That’s a news flash for sure.
I noted this statement as well:
Google explicitly refers to docs — albeit in a lower-case fashion — as an example of the type of content from which Google extracts information. I’ve asked Google for clarification on whether they actually read the contents of a person’s Google Docs and will update if I get a response. (Update: Google responded with a statement, which I’ve included above, but declined to answer questions about whether Google reads your Google Docs.)
Ah, the Google. And the comfort of “Don’t be evil.”
Stephen E Arnold, November 3, 2017
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