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This issue have been reported multiple times over the years: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37854159 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37854159 (Oct
by filleokus 3y ago
This issue have been reported multiple times over the years:
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37854159 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37854159 (October 2023)
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32770709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32770709 (September 2022)
- https://twitter.com/matbennett/status/1171015871868874757 https://twitter.com/matbennett/status/1171015871868874757 (September 2019)
So you are at least not the first one to get dismissed.
EDIT: Jogging the memory in the other threads, this happens when the person posting the link have (a) enabled the Drive integration and (b) have permission to view the document.
- deepakjc 3y agoWow, 3 separate mentions on HN is pretty high (and those were the ones you were able to find). This must have been reported dozens of times to Google. That said, if (a) this is only occurring with the 2 conditions you mentioned and (b) if Google Drive integrations are only allowed with vetted partners, then I suppose this is less exploitable. Someone would have to intentionally put the link into a 3rd party application that had some people who shouldn't have access. Though it still be a problem I think, privacy is important even internally. Sometimes access needs to be revoked, or people are unaware of all the people who have access to a channel etc.