Avoid this privacy f***-up when sharing Google Docs>
The Next Web – Ben Dickson
Google offers three modes of document sharing, each with different privacy and access settings:

On both ends of the privacy spectrum are the âPublic on the webâ and the âSpecific peopleâ settings. The âPublic on the webâ setting makes the document completely public and available for indexing, which means itâll appear in Google search and anyone with the documentâs URL can access it. On the other hand, the âSpecific peopleâ setting will make the document available only to the people with whom you decide to share it. If an uninvited party discovers the documentâs URL, they wonât be able to access it. The middle option, âAnyone with link,â wonât make the document indexable by search engines but people who have the link will be able to access it. Donât be fooled by the âAnyone with the linkâ featureâs false sense of privacy. All this said, letâs not forget that whatever privacy settings you adjust on your documents, it wonât protect you from the data-hungry eyes of Google itself. By using Google Docs, youâll be giving Google access to its content of your document, even if youâre not sharing it with anyone. If that happens to be an issue, consider using encrypted alternatives to Googleâs services.
Link: https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2018/04/07/avoid-privacy-fuck-sharing-google-docs/