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Google Unofficially Announces GDrive By Leaked Code

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the more-than-speculation dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google has unofficially announced the GDrive by source code. In an in-direct way, Google has publicly advertised the new, much-anticipated online storage drive called the GDrive. If you take a look at the source code of some javascript within the Google Pack, you will clearly see the GDrive referenced. The code categorizes the GDrive as an 'Online file backup and storage' device. It also provides the following descriptions; 'GDrive provides reliable storage for all of your files, including photos, music and documents' and 'GDrive allows you to access your files from anywhere, anytime, and from any device — be it from your desktop, web browser or cellular phone.'"

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  1. Like xdrive and idrive before it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, somewhere to back up all of my important porn!

    1. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      As opposed to unimportant...?

    2. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by Malevolyn · · Score: 4, Funny

      Is this just Google's front for collecting porn for themselves? Taking all bets!

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    3. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hey! Who told you about Google Perv? That hasn't been released yet!

    4. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by Vectronic · · Score: 4, Funny

      Pfft, that was the last codeword, it's now referred to as GSpot.

    5. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by RCourtney · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pfft, that was the last codeword, it's now referred to as GSpot (BETA).

      There, fixed that for ya. And don't feel bad if you can't find it - submitter had to dig deep in the code to even know it existed, too.

    6. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by SleepyHappyDoc · · Score: 3, Funny

      It would probably cross the line, but I'd love to see them do a Zeitgeist report on the porn people have in there.

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    7. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by Winckle · · Score: 5, Funny

      Eric Schimdt likes porn just like every other guy.

      He just happens to archive it in the petabytes instead of gigabytes.

    8. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I've been looking for GSpot for years. Sadly, I'm beginning to suspect that think they hired too many Duke Nukem Forever developers for it as I can't find it anywhere.

    9. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by calmofthestorm · · Score: 4, Funny

      Eric Schimdt likes porn just like every other guy.

      He just happens to archive it in the pedabytes instead of gigabytes.

      Fixed that for you.

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    10. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by howman · · Score: 2, Funny

      I have the mac version called iShot

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    11. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by aliquis · · Score: 3, Funny

      I hate sticky porn

    12. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 2, Funny

      G-Spot may or may not be real but being a man it doesn't matter to me.

    13. Re:Like xdrive and idrive before it by KDR_11k · · Score: 4, Funny

      With the kind of stuff that's on the internet... One look in the wrong folder would drive you insane faster than a staring contest with Cthulhu.

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  2. making up new words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "in-direct"?

    that word is im-possible.

    hold on, i have to tie my shoe-lace, be-cause i keep tripping over all the hy-phens.

    1. Re:making up new words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Fuck-you and fuck-all other grammar-nazi's.

    2. Re:making up new words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      grammar-nazi's

      Well played, sir!

  3. Re:Storage Poll by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where's the "post to an FTP site and let the world mirror it" option? Linus will feel left out!

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  4. GDrive slogan! by Korbeau · · Score: 2, Funny

    GDrive! A hard-disk governments and corporate businesses can finally google on!

  5. Re:How do they make money from this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes they can!

  6. Re:Yeah, Right. by rossifer · · Score: 2, Funny

    The assumption of liability would cover bankruptcy very quickly. Also, the fallout wouldn't "keep me from working in the industry" but it would put a damper on getting work via most of my current professional network.

    I'm concerned enough about user privacy that I don't need scary contracts to do the right thing. Even so, when I read that contract, it looks like they tried really hard to make it clear that they're really serious about putting the user first and adding some incentives for Google employees to do the same thing.

    Call it what you will, but I am surprised at how literally you're interpreting remarks that are clearly chosen to add a little levity and humor to a posting. Mention of a "blood oath" should invoke feudal imagery and a remark that I've drunk too much of the kool-aid, not a literal interpretation that I actually cut my finger for a contract.

  7. Re:How do they make money from this? by Gentlewhisper · · Score: 4, Funny

    > If I mount it with encfs, what information do they have about me?

    Your favourite password phase as well?

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