It seems that some bloggers are suspcious about the latest Google rumor (mysteriously disappeared from the web) – that the Sililcon Valley behemoth is about to offer everyone free online storage for all their data on a (what else?) “GDrive.” CNET reports demurrals from such blogging colleagues as Tech Crunch:
“Information was clearly purged from analyst materials (unless this is an elaborate hoax by Greg and his readers), meaning we have selective disclosure of this information. Some people received it but it is not generally available to the public. I don’t like this. In fact, I think it’s Gevil. Now that some people know about it, Google should put it (back) up on the Web. “
ValleyWag says:
“Any timeline is unclear. The internal notes say Google’s ‘store 100 percent’ scenario would be made possible if Google had ‘infinite storage’…Left out, I assume, is the revelation: ‘Google’s live-forever scenario would be made possible if not for the problem of death.’”
Ah, but that’s where ValleyWag and I differ. I say if Google wants to take over all of life, why not death as well? Google should go the whole way. GDrive is fine, but what about a DDrive? As in life, so in death. We are all Google. Instead of being cremated, or even worse stashed in some crowded graveyard, we are simply uploaded. Think of the positive ecological implications.
UPDATE: More (with less sarcasm) here.
When I’m uploaded to DDrive will I be given some windows?
Would getting sent to the Recycle Bin be a good thing or a bad thing?
“resistance is futile…”
If we get uploaded, does that mean we can be rebooted?
My current 1.0 configuration is, um, overweight. Will I be able to be repartitioned / reformatted on DDrive?
Can I update my driver set? Say, uninstall Hair.Cowlick, for example?
And what about the Registry? Can I have “GetAClue” set to “1″ (enabled)?
How exactly is this evil?
They’re offering online storage of data (much like Google Desktop already does). If they follow the Google Desktop model, the data will be encrypted on storage and available only to those who have the shared symetric key and the correct passphrase. While I wouldn’t want any of our Corporate data landing on that server, I see no real problem with the service itself, for home users, it actually seems useful.
I’m speaking as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional with 12 years experience (currently as the Information Security Architect with a very large corporation).
Dude, everytime the word Google is mentioned it’s not an evil plot, remove the tinfoil. Microsoft has shated consumers for 2 decades, Google has yet to do anything truly evil. Methinks there may be a tempest in your teapot.
After Microsoft destroys Google in a few years, what tune will you be singing about “evil”?