Google online GDrive solves storage problems
Google are due to release a massive online data storage service in the next few months, report the Wall Street Journal.
The long-rumoured ‘GDrive’ will be capable of remotely housing all of the files users normally store on their personal computers; such as documents, images, music and videos.
The service will allow users to access their files from anywhere with an Internet connection (including mobile devices) via a password. It is suggested that there will also be the option to share them with friends online.
In common with other Google products the service is going to be free, though there will be options to pay for additional storage capacity.
Online storage is thought to be an important part of Google’s plans; services including Gmail, Picasa and the Google Docs office suite all offer an impressive quota of free megabytes and a service like GDrive seems a natural progression. More distantly on the horizon there is even talk of a Google Operating System, which would require users to run just a basic OS to log on to the Internet and take over once online.
The prospect of Google ‘taking over’ appears to be getting more real by the day; there are already many who are concerned at both Google’s dominance and their approach to privacy issues. Allowing the search giants custody of all of our personal documents is only likely to raise more questions on just how powerful one company should become.
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