[echelon]

> That's a great reminded that any Google Doc with a shareable link is basically a public document for all intents and purposes.

As per design.

Google gives you sufficient control over access permissions. If you make it public, you have to know anyone anywhere can see it once they get the URL.

I frequently share Google docs and sheets links widely and to entirely unknown readers. That is part of the utility of the tool.

[esafak]

Google Docs had the best authz system when it came out and it's still an exemplar.