
Microsoft’s OneDrive, for example, has had the blocking functionality in place for years now. Google certainly took long enough to allow users to rid themselves of the nuisance that came in the form of email as well as phone notifications for potentially malicious files. What’s even peculiar is that the issue was left unaddressed for years, a product-level failure on the part of the company’s management. When you think about it, it’s really odd that a user did not have the control over who could share files with them. See Also: FLoC Paused: Google Postpones Removal of Third-Party Cookies on Chrome to 2023 Does anyone have any pointers? /cVF0JM4GOv Just the email ID is sufficient to share spam, which usually contains sexually explicit media and invitations.įriends, I keep getting Google Drive spam like this, and I have no clue how to stop it. The Drive’s best feature, i.e., the ability to share files without requiring any prior permissions, is also what caused the spam issues. It can be used to seamlessly share files with friends, colleagues, academicians, or basically anyone with a Google account to collaborate effortlessly. Google Drive is a cloud storage service that allows any Google account holder to upload, store, and access files stored in their 15 GB free allotment.
