CPAhem

It reminds me of "An ancient rope-and-pulley computer is unearthed in the jungle of Apraphul," Computer Recreations, Scientific American

http://robert.surton.net/cs271/apraphulian.pdf

If you're looking for a similar tool which does have a code unravel-er look at SciTools Understand[1] for C/C++/Java

My previous company used Understand on a large unfamiliar codebase, it helped greatly, but was pricey.

[1] https://scitools.com/

There is also the issue of parallel construction - basically using evidence gathered illegally to build a case, and then not submitting that evidence during the case, or using it for a plea-bargain.

As Snowden said, good encryption is a part defense against this. VeraCrypt http://veracrypt.org works nicely with DropBox, while SyncDocs https://syncdocs.com encrypts Google Drive.

Richelieu would have had a ridiculously easier time if he could select any six lines from everything an honest man had ever written. Using encryption to make this harder could be wise.

>Good to know I'm not alone or imagining this stuff ;)

No, you just don't see it mentioned much, perhaps as it is just seen as "un-cool" in some circles to paint anything Google does as being less than perfect.

I feel your pain. We went through similar problems. Many others do to, if you look at the online support groups. Some things that might help you:

* Set user permissions really tight. I've had so many issues with users dragging folders around resulting in everyone re-syncing.

* Use a better desktop client. The Google one is really basic. We use SyncDocs which is more robust and has the features you need.

* Your API issues with jpg files are probably due to you tripping Google's anti-piracy system.

* Set up a separate Google Domain for testing stuff. You'll have to pay extra for it, but don't test on production data.

Encrypting locally before uploading to the cloud is probably the best solution. That way unencrypted data never leaves your local device.

You can do this with an app like VeraCrypt https://veracrypt.codeplex.com for DropBox or SyncDocs https://syncdocs.com for Google Drive.

Relying on cloud providers to protect your data is not a great idea - just ask Hillary Clinton about Podesta. Adding a separate layer of security and another means of authentication is more secure.

This still doesn't stop an attacker who has your Google credentials from accessing all the data. There is a single point of failure.

Would it not be better if the encryption was end-to-end, being encrypted at the source, before being uploaded to the Cloud?

No sync is not enforced, but that is how most people run it.

The problem is if your local machine is compromised, then the attacker can delete you local files. These deletions are then synced to the cloud storage.

The same can happen if you get ransomware encrypting your local storage, the encrypted changes get synced to the cloud.

There are many alternatives, try SpiderOak if you want encryption, or SyncDocs if you just want to encrypt your free Google Drive storage.

Dropbox is probably aware of what happened to MegaUpload, and doesn't particularly want any more attention from the movie industry.

It's interesting that countries like Germany where the population experienced the Nazis and the Stasi are the leaders in resisting this populism.

In the US, we probably don't understand how bad it can get yet.

> I can't say MS is better at everything

MS is way better at support, which is a crucial factor in business. Our small company we have found that G Suite had almost non-existent support from Google.

Finding a human at Google to talk to, or even reply to a forum post is very difficult.

The default Google Drive client is pretty basic and limited to one account at a time. Google probably has not prioritized desktop software like Drive. There are third party clients that provide more features like Syncdocs http://syncdocs.com which can sync multiple @gmail accounts to Google Drive.

>Why, Google, why?

Google probably prefers you to keep one account for targeting advertising, plus each Drive account comes with 15GB free space, so multiple Drive accounts give you more free space.

There is a serious decline in the Rule of Law here.

Sad news.

Microsoft is discontinuing EMET next year.

This is a pity, as it allows Windows 7 and 8 users to protect apps against all sorts of exploits.

Perhaps MS wants to up the pressure to upgrade to Windows 10?

>Or put another way, why learn Octave/Matlab Because: 1. they are really simple and closer to math than programming languages 2. there is a huge codebase and many toolkits. 3. Matlab can be very fast

>But when did the global elite

Many homes are being bought out by the Chinese elite. They are desperately trying to get their money out of China before the Yuan devalues or recession strikes.

The same is happening in Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.

Charlie Brooker, the author of Black Mirror has had quite a few prescient moments: A previous series had the UK Prime Minister having sex with a pig, a year later it turned out that David Cameron had done something obscene to a pig as part of a college initiation ceremony.

Brooker claimed he was spooked by this coincidence.

No comment from Google as to why they do this.

The market is a mature one, which is why there is so little innovation.

Also there is a huge barrier to entry in the form of patent roadblocks for anyone trying to enter. This deal included 6500 patents!

Drive has many reliability issues at a scale of over a few thousand files [1]. Perhaps Box is more reliable?

[1] https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/drive

Looks like a great idea. Unfortunately, in most of the developed world, it does not look like it would not pass the occupant safety regulations.

Caring less is a hard thing to do, but it helps you stress less, as there are so many things at work you can't control.

You might also want to look at Syncdocs - http://syncdocs.com. It encrypts files while syncing to Google Drive and decrypts them on download.

US News did a good report on this a few weeks ago: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-06-22/google-is-...

Indeed, quite a few US citizens abroad cancel their US citizenship due to IRS tax problems.

It looks like it only works with AWS and Dropbox. For Google Drive you'll need another encryption tool like Syncdocs http://syncdocs.com

>However, it creates many thousands of very well paid jobs for police, lawyers, prison employees, etc

Not to mention customs officials. In Australia recently 300 customs officials were under investigation for corruption, getting paid to allow drugs into the country.

On Windows:

- Notepad++ https://notepad-plus-plus.org is a superb text editor with support for almost every language and a great number of advanced and useful features.

- Everything http://voidtools.com is a great local drive search tool and is blindingly fast.

- Syncdocs http://syncdocs.com is a better Google Drive client that supports multiple users and a host of other advanced features.