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They could at least encrypt it, storing the key in the user’s devices.
by buboard 7y ago
They could at least encrypt it, storing the key in the user’s devices.
- shadowgovt 7y agoThat damages the user-friendliness of their offering, because users with that configuration are always one misplaced key away from losing everything with no way for Google to recover it for them (and yes, users will absolutely blame the company for this failure mode, and companies that do not offer this failure mode tend to succeed in the marketplace).
- buboard 7y agosince the option is not available, we ll never know if users prefer it
- shadowgovt 7y agoSystems providing such services exist; they aren't as popular. https://tresorit.com/ https://tresorit.com/, for example, may be a useful litmus test to monitor for this use case. They've had to implement soft deletion because "The option to recover files has been among the top feature requests we’ve heard from our users and customers" (https://tresorit.com/blog/file-restore-launch/ https://tresorit.com/blog/file-restore-launch/).
- buboard 7y agogoogle should offer this option everywhere
- shadowgovt 7y agoSee my original statement; they're offering an easy-to-use system, and handing out foot-guns to users is the opposite of that goal. "Should" implies a forcing function that doesn't exist. There are foot-gun manufacturers if people want an alternative.