[kyouens]

Should I worry about my privacy if I use this "free" service? I don't really want them to serve me targeted ads based on the contents of my Google Drive. I don't know whether they plan to do anything like this, but still. Giving Google access to my files (in addition to my email, social network, voice mail, contact list, calendar, and reading preferences . .) makes me uneasy.

[mhurron]

> Should I worry about my privacy if I use this "free" service

You should always worry about your privacy. Paid service or not.

Google makes its money building a profile about what it knows about you. In the light of placing files there, make of that what you will.

[kyouens]

Yes, I think you're right. I guess my feeling is that I would rather pay for the service. That way I am the customer, I'm not the product.

[nextstep]

I wish this were the top comment.

The idea of Google indexing my harddrive and using this data to better profile me has scary privacy implications. I will pay these services (gmail, etc.) I can opt out of Google viewing my data.