Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”
I see a lot of comments misinterpreting this.<p>First, it&#x27;s not about private files, it&#x27;s about <i>distributing</i> content.<p>Google isn&#x27;t spying on your private files, but does scan them when you share them publicly. E.g. keep all the pirated movies you want on your Drive, and even give private access to friends, but the moment you make them <i>publicly</i> viewable Google scans them and limits access accordingly. So no, this isn&#x27;t applying to your private diary or privately shared documents.<p>And second, to those who claim absolute free speech with no limits -- notice that the two main categories here are related to <i>democracy</i> and <i>health</i>. All our legal protections ultimately depend on a democratic foundation -- undo that with misinformation and you don&#x27;t have anything anymore. Similarly, your rights don&#x27;t matter much if you&#x27;re dead. Companies aren&#x27;t allowed to advertise rat poison as medicine and neither are you.