In a statement to TechRadar Pro (opens in new tab), Google wasn’t particularly forthcoming with answers: "Google Drive is constantly working to protect the security and safety of our users and society while always respecting privacy.
However, we still need a bit more information on how this new policy will be enforced, and what the appeals process will be. We can all agree that curbing the spread of illegal material on Google Drive, be it pirated material or something considerably worse like child sexual abuse imagery, is a good idea. Because algorithms invariably get things wrong. The search giant confirmed that there will be “exceptions based on artistic, educational, documentary or scientific considerations,” suggesting that actual people will be making the actual decisions rather than leaving it all to algorithms. The idea is to prevent Google Drive’s services being abused, though it’s not clear how strict Google will be at detecting and restricting infringing files. In the case of any illegal material, Google will presumably file a report with the appropriate authorities and let them investigate the matter.Īccording to Google, this move is designed to try and curb the spread of this sort of content. They include, but are not limited to, dangerous and illegal activities, hate speech, malware, sexually explicit material and misleading content. It also sounds like you'll have to re-enter the PIN to move files in or out of that folder.Google’s abuse program policies page detail a number of sensitive topics that it doesn’t allow. Associated descriptions claim it's there so you can "Move any files you want to keep protected by a PIN to this folder," and that you can "Find your protected files in this folder." Details seem to use PIN and password interchangeably, but both the credentials you lock the folder with and its contents reportedly can't be recovered if you forget them, and XDA Developers has confirmed that they are encrypted. In other words, it's a porn folder.ĭetails dug up include an explicit "safe folder" name attached to the feature. We've updated our post with that info.Īccording to a recent app teardown by the folks at 9to5Google (and further confirmation by XDA Developers, who got the feature working) the Files by Google app is picking up a new "safe folder" meant to protect files in a PIN-protected and encrypted hidden area, inaccessible to other apps. Minutes after publication, XDA Developers was able to get the feature working.
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