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The name "Google drive" implies it's like a hardware disk: unaware of even the filesystem, much less the files, stored on it. Most users likely think of it that
by msgodel 1y ago
The name "Google drive" implies it's like a hardware disk: unaware of even the filesystem, much less the files, stored on it. Most users likely think of it that way and don't notice until they accidentally trigger things.
- jalapenos 1y agoThe word Google in that name implies that it is Google's
- ryandrake 1y agoPeople have been saying “The Cloud is just someone else’s computer” for decades. We still apparently have not fully internalized this fact. It’s only your data if it’s on your metal, in your physical possession.
- rendaw 1y ago"Casio" in "Casio watch" doesn't imply that the watch is owned by Casio.
- jalapenos 1y agoYou also don't log into the Casio watch, located at a Casio facility, remotely.