Do you think Google is reading the contents of drive documents? I struggle to make the connection between those kinds of business apps and advertising.
Perhaps they get some usage data of how/when people work?
I do believe much of what Google does (i.e. chrome) is to benefit their ads business, but I think it's a bit cynical to think that's true of every product they have.
FWIW I've worked at companies that use both Microsoft + Google suites (mostly drive + calendar + mail) and generally preferred Google's. I did not have any issues like the post mentions.
>Do you think Google is reading the contents of drive documents?
It literally says in gdrive tos that they read the docs, yes they do .
"Our automated systems analyse your content to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customised search results, and spam and malware detection,"
They actually removed the statement that you're quoting from the current version of the Google Drive terms of service. (The old version you're quoting is still available online, but it's under an "/archive" URL.)
That being said, I've read through all the Google Terms of Service online, and I can't actually figure out whether they still use Google Drive content for customized search results.
Do you think Google is reading the contents of drive documents?
Google's definition of "reading" involves human eyeballs.
Do they have algorithms in place that can collect personal data from drive documents?
Most likely.
It's been proven that they scan your mail for every scrap of available info such as web links and purchases receipts. Why would they treat other documents any differently when there is no legal requirement to do so?
Perhaps they get some usage data of how/when people work?
I do believe much of what Google does (i.e. chrome) is to benefit their ads business, but I think it's a bit cynical to think that's true of every product they have.
FWIW I've worked at companies that use both Microsoft + Google suites (mostly drive + calendar + mail) and generally preferred Google's. I did not have any issues like the post mentions.