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Coming soon from Google: GDrive?
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 07:47:42 -0500
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114170518095191209.html?mod=technology_main_ whats_news Google Has Plan to Act As Hard Drive for Users' Files By KEVIN J. DELANEY March 7, 2006; Page B3 Google <http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=goog> Inc. aims to be able to store on its own computers files that consumers normally keep on their hard drives, according to a document the Internet company inadvertently released on the Web. It is an ambition the Mountain View, Calif., company believes could undercut rival Microsoft <http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=MSFT> Corp. in their ongoing battle. But there are potential privacy and security implications if Google were to hold user data that hackers or the government might seek to access. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt cryptically told analysts Thursday that Google wants "to be able to store everybody's information all the time." Executive-speaking notes from the analyst-day event, which the company accidentally made available briefly on the Web, reveal intriguing details about its ambitions. Google is moving toward being able to "store 100% of user data," the notes indicate, citing, "emails, Web history, pictures, bookmarks" as a few examples. Any timeline is unclear. The internal notes say Google's "store 100%" scenario would be made possible if Google had "infinite storage." The notes say Google has "efforts in this direction." They refer to what appear to be unannounced Google initiatives including one dubbed "GDrive." The notes don't provide detail, but the GDrive name suggests Google might allow users to store their files on Google computers that they can access over the Web from devices such as personal computers and cellphones. Mr. Schmidt noted during his remarks that Google's storage of any personal data would be "subject to your permission for us to keep it." ...
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