5 ms·
100 GB only in the Professional plan though ($19.99/mo)
by laurentdc 7y ago
100 GB only in the Professional plan though ($19.99/mo)
- angry_octet 7y agoDoesn't really seem good when Google has: $ 1.99 100GiB $ 2.99 200GiB $12.99 2000GiB
- dtech 7y agoThat's a different plan, for storage instead of transferring. Dropbox has $12.99 for 1TB in the comparible plan.
- stjohnswarts 7y agoBut doesn't google scan the files and use them for advertising and profiling you? Yeah I know you can encrypt the data, but my point still stands for "regular" users.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoI can't imagine Dropbox won't do the same once they get into a tight financial spot. Or whoever buys Dropbox, but same difference.
- severaldayz 7y agoI've never heard this before. Is there any evidence (not speculation) that this is true?
- rurp 7y agoIs there any proof that Google does not? Scanning user's private data to target them with ads is the primary reason Google offers services. Absent other evidence, the default assumption should be that Google scans as much data as they can.
- severaldayz 7y agoProving absence of something is an unreasonable standard. Your answer does sound like "no, there is no such evidence" to my ears, though.
- rurp 7y agoI guess I wasn't clear. I had something in mind like a public statement from Google saying that they do not scan a particular set of data. I would accept that as evidence. Absent a statement from them either way, I assume they read whatever is uploaded to their servers.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- eitland 7y agoIt was well known for us early gmail users that they would scan mails (on-the-fly iirc) to provide relevant ads. They were fairly up front with it (remember, back in the days Google was a nice trustworthy company or at least that was my impression.)
- dudus 7y agoNo. Google scans your file and index them so you can search them. No advertising profile is created based on content of your Google Drive.
- eitland 7y agoThey used to scan mail - or at least have an option for that in gmail - to show relevant ads in Gmail. They stopped doing it years ago I think.
- dudus 7y agoAlso even on those days the ads were only for the page where you were reading that specific email, it didn't go into a hidden profile that carries over. Google is actually very privacy councious when it comes to their own properties. Where I agree they fault is with their double click cookie that follows you around the internet
- bad_user 7y agoGoogle Drive's clients (Backup and Sync or Drive File Stream) are pieces of shit that barely work.
- dtech 7y agoWhere do you get this from? Their pricing page [1] lists a plus plan for €120/year and 2TB or a €200/year professional plan in my region [1] https://www.dropbox.com/plus https://www.dropbox.com/plus
- laurentdc 7y agoHere: https://www.dropbox.com/buy https://www.dropbox.com/buy Plus: Send files up to 2 GB with Dropbox Transfer Professional: Send files up to 100 GB with Dropbox Transfer, including additional customization options