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by Rotor 5224 days ago
It's great to see these tools available on a cloud computing basis. Just make sure you read the ToS:

1.2. From Customer to Google. By submitting, posting or displaying any Customer Data on or through the Service, Customer gives Google a worldwide, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, non-exclusive, terminable, limited license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Customer Data for the sole purpose of enabling Google to provide Customer with the Service in accordance with the Agreement.
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tonfa 5224 days ago
Isn't that the standard lawyerspeak to actually run the service? If I understood correctly, when reading those you just need to check that it is limited to the service provided ("for the sole purpose of enabling Google to provide Customer with the Service").

I've found the following (it's about photographs and social networks) quite helpful in explaining the issues: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/getty_images_says_googl...

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packetslave 5224 days ago
So basically, "by uploading your data to the service, you give Google the rights to use the data to deliver the service." Not seeing the problem.
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