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Okay, easy fix. Check the files for copyright if you create a sharing link for them.

rectang 5y ago
> Okay, easy fix. Assessing copyright implications is not "easy". It's a lot of difficult work that involves specialized expertise, judgment calls, and risk assessment. There are complex areas and shades of grey: derivative works, fair use, copyrighted but licensed materials, etc. The main thing you are trying to avoid is causing harm at a level where an infringement claim is justified. There are a lot of uses which might look like infringement to an algorithm but which are completely legitimate. > Check the files for copyright if you create a sharing link for them. I just ran through everything on my Google Drive. Thank goodness I don't use it for much, though I do pay for extra storage. I don't have anything shared with the world, and only have a few files shared with a handful of family members. But will this protect me? What is Google's policy with regards to scanning — do they scan only shared files, or do they scan the full drive because content might become shared?
beowulfey 5y ago
I honestly wonder if that is what is happening. This article wasn’t able to replicate, but perhaps making a public link to the file containing .DS_store would do it
- GeekyBear 5y ago
  We already know that Google is scanning all of the files in your account looking for kiddie porn, and has been for the past decade. >a man [was] arrested on child pornography charges, after Google tipped off authorities about illegal images found in the Houston suspect's Gmail account https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/06/why-the-gmail-scan-that-led-to-a-mans-arrest-for-child-porn-was-not-a-privacy-violation/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/06/why-the-gmail-scan-that-le...
Xylakant 5y ago
I license a photo for my website, upload to google cloud and create a sharing link to share with my web designer and the contractor responsible for the website. Did I just infringe copyright?
jfoster 5y ago
What about fair uses? A company logo in a presentation? Some data from a public source that includes a license you intend to abide by?

> Okay, easy fix. Assessing copyright implications is not "easy". It's a lot of difficult work that involves specialized expertise, judgment calls, and risk assessment. There are complex areas and shades of grey: derivative works, fair use, copyrighted but licensed materials, etc. The main thing you are trying to avoid is causing harm at a level where an infringement claim is justified. There are a lot of uses which might look like infringement to an algorithm but which are completely legitimate. > Check the files for copyright if you create a sharing link for them. I just ran through everything on my Google Drive. Thank goodness I don't use it for much, though I do pay for extra storage. I don't have anything shared with the world, and only have a few files shared with a handful of family members. But will this protect me? What is Google's policy with regards to scanning — do they scan only shared files, or do they scan the full drive because content might become shared?

beowulfey 5y ago

I honestly wonder if that is what is happening. This article wasn’t able to replicate, but perhaps making a public link to the file containing .DS_store would do it

GeekyBear 5y ago
We already know that Google is scanning all of the files in your account looking for kiddie porn, and has been for the past decade. >a man [was] arrested on child pornography charges, after Google tipped off authorities about illegal images found in the Houston suspect's Gmail account https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/06/why-the-gmail-scan-that-led-to-a-mans-arrest-for-child-porn-was-not-a-privacy-violation/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/06/why-the-gmail-scan-that-le...

Xylakant 5y ago

I license a photo for my website, upload to google cloud and create a sharing link to share with my web designer and the contractor responsible for the website. Did I just infringe copyright?

jfoster 5y ago

What about fair uses? A company logo in a presentation? Some data from a public source that includes a license you intend to abide by?