GDrive, Will It Be Safe And Secure and Will You Use It?
How would you feel if you accidentally published the contents of your hard drive on the internet? Would you be mortified?
A lot of people are excited about the potential of free online storage from Google with their highly anticipated GDrive. But, is it going to be safe?
Some are pessimistic about it because they are nervous about someone discovering their surfing habits, getting hold of pictures of their children, or stealing their identity. But most people trust Google and are excited about this product. Some people are worried their hard drive contents could be subpoenaed but if you have nothing to hide, maybe you’re not concerned about that.
When Gmail got big, not so long ago, there was a LOT of buzz about people worrying about their Gmail messages being read by Google so that Google could deliver contextual advertising to them. Today, those fears are pretty much non-existent and quite a lot of people are pretty much numb to the ads that come up on their screen. A lot of people just trust Google without question because they’re Google and after all, Google is currently the reigning king online, right?
Here are some concerns some people might have about GDrive:
• Is gdrive free?
• Is gdrive private?
• Is gdrive safe?
Only Google can answer these questions and at the time this blog post is being written they’re choosing to politely decline to comment. Like anything else, there will likely be a few kinks to iron out when it goes live but knowing the big G, they’ll handle it with ease.
Here’s what some self-professed experts are saying:
-It is expected to be free up to a certain size and anything over that size will have a premium fee. Anyone with a Gmail account will probably be able to use it.
-In terms of privacy, it will be as private as any other Google applications out there. You’ll probably have the option to keep specific files either public or private and maybe you’ll be able to share specific files like you do today through tools like Google docs.
-In terms of safety, you’ll probably want to do as you already do and protect your computer with online security tools. Those tools would be expected to cover transfer of data to and from your Google GDrive account.
So, are you anxious for the release of this product? Will you use it?