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Ah, and it would be so easy to fix this in one way or another: 1) Make the link temporary, only working for X days 2) Make the link only bring up a page which
by TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
Ah, and it would be so easy to fix this in one way or another:
1) Make the link temporary, only working for X days
2) Make the link only bring up a page which lets you link to a Google account, and after that you need the account to view the images and the link has effectively expired
3) (2) with a time limit
et cetera
- Forge36 7y agoI like 1 if it includes extended access available if you link an account (Option 2) Either option feels incomplete without the other
- macspoofing 7y agoBut why?!??! Why would you want them to do any of that. Of course Google could add more 'secuirty' controls on top of the sharing feature. They could require a password, or passphrase, or make the link one-time use only, or only available to Google accounts.... But for every extra control they add, thousands of users would get frustrated and essentially be shut out from the feature. Somebody's grandfather wouldn't be able to open pictures of their grandkids, somebody's aunt would get frustrated sharing pictures of her cooking. Security is like marketing in that it can be a big black hole that you can dump more and more resources into with no benefit. There is a very real cost to security.