Is Google Drive worse for privacy than iCloud, Skydrive, and Dropbox?

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15 points·evo_9··5 comments

If:

"Google is giving itself all the permissions it could possibly need"

Then

"We will ask for your consent before using information for a purpose other than those that are set out in this Privacy Policy."

Doesn't mean much, irrespective of the policies of any other business.

The short answer is 'no'.

The 50% longer answer is 'yes':

Google - "giving itself all permissions it could possibly need" including creating derivative works of any kind.

Dropbox - "solely to provide the Services"

Skydrive - "solely to the extent necessary to provide the service"

iCloud - "solely for the purpose for which such Content was submitted"

Basically Google can do anything they want with your data, but the others can only use the data for what you would expect (storing/syncing your data).

I hate that I have to divine Google's intentions now. Whenever I use anything Google, the first question I now have to ask myself is "Just how much is Google going to screw me over, and in what way, when I use this service". It's a real shame....and its why I use Google as little as possible. Whenever I find any remotely similar product or service I immediately switch. Apparently Google doesn't understand this massive shift in user perception...they'll figure it out eventually when they lose enough market share...

"create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services)"

Seems reasonable enough to me. Seems like you're taking the wording to the logical extreme and rolling with it.

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