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Oh look, it's the same necessary boilerplate we've seen in a thousand other online services. Let's tear it out of context and make false comparisons (see commen

by TillE 15y ago

Oh look, it's the same necessary boilerplate we've seen in a thousand other online services. Let's tear it out of context and make false comparisons (see comments on the article) so we can paint Google as eeeeeeeeevil - instant linkbait. This crap is getting really tiresome.

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- Swifty 15y ago
  The context of the TOS its self. http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2972228/cloud-storage-terms-of-service-comparison-avoid-google-drive#100078908 http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2972228/cloud-storage-term... is a link to a comment on the acrtical pointing out that the TOS was taken out of context and missed the area before it pointing out that you retain you IP. It also points out that all 3 companies TOS are prity much identical.
kposehn 15y ago
"publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content" Please point out concrete examples of this supposed boilerplate. I'm honestly curious as to where else you've found this, as it strikes me as a very broad term where you give Google the right to do almost anything with whatever you may store.
- Swifty 15y ago
  This comes from them only having one TOS for all there services, it means it must cover everything from maps to YouTube. Also as its been pointed out in the comets on the artical, Google need the right to publish you works if wish to share a document with someone, as Google are effectively publishing it for you. The comments on the aritcal also make the good point that the TOS is taken out of context and sounds a lot worse than it is.
evoxed 15y ago
While this may be true, is it too much to ask of a company as large as Google to maybe not just slap some boilerplate ToS on their brand new services? Surely they could be a little more specific and allay unnecessary fears while still protecting their own business interests.

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Swifty 15y ago
The context of the TOS its self. http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2972228/cloud-storage-terms-of-service-comparison-avoid-google-drive#100078908 http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2972228/cloud-storage-term... is a link to a comment on the acrtical pointing out that the TOS was taken out of context and missed the area before it pointing out that you retain you IP. It also points out that all 3 companies TOS are prity much identical.

kposehn 15y ago

"publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content" Please point out concrete examples of this supposed boilerplate. I'm honestly curious as to where else you've found this, as it strikes me as a very broad term where you give Google the right to do almost anything with whatever you may store.

Swifty 15y ago
This comes from them only having one TOS for all there services, it means it must cover everything from maps to YouTube. Also as its been pointed out in the comets on the artical, Google need the right to publish you works if wish to share a document with someone, as Google are effectively publishing it for you. The comments on the aritcal also make the good point that the TOS is taken out of context and sounds a lot worse than it is.

evoxed 15y ago

While this may be true, is it too much to ask of a company as large as Google to maybe not just slap some boilerplate ToS on their brand new services? Surely they could be a little more specific and allay unnecessary fears while still protecting their own business interests.