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I thought Google Drive did as well, is that not the case?

• RachelF 10y ago
  No. Google Drive data is encrypted when being transferred, but not at rest. My guess is that Google does not like encryption as it prevents de-duplication between users. For end-to-end Google Drive encryption you'll an app like BoxCrypter or SyncDocs.
  • sneak 10y ago
    Based on what I have read about Google's internal services, I don't believe your assertion to be true.
    • gcr 10y ago
      The fact that Google can offer fulltext search of documents implies they cannot be encrypted, because Google can read them.
      • skybrian 10y ago
        That depends on what you mean by encryption. The data can still be stored in encrypted files where Google has the key(s). https://cloud.google.com/security/encryption-at-rest/#encryption_of_data_at_rest https://cloud.google.com/security/encryption-at-rest/#encryp...
        • gcr 10y ago
          By some definition, accessing gmail over TLS counts as "in-flight encryption" too. Encrypting when the organization has the keys is only effective when accessing the ciphertext is easier than accessing the key material. I'd prefer a solution where Google could only store encrypted blobs with no access to my keys and all decryption happens on the client device.