“It’s like email, but while Gmail has plenty of spam controls, Drive has historically had very few,” the article states.

Google’s announcement did not meet with universal applause.ĪrsTechnica said in a headline that “Google is finally doing something about Google Drive spam,” and then said the solution is “woefully inadequate.” The rollout began on July 22 and will be phased in gradually over a period of 15 days. The feature is available to all Google Workspace customers, G-Suite Basic and Business customers, and holders of personal Google Accounts. Remove another person’s access to your content even if you’ve previously shared it with them. Remove all existing files and folders shared by another user.

Google says the new tool allows a user to:īlock another user from sharing any content with you in the future Google is rolling out a function that allows users to block other users in Google Drive, Google said in a blog post last week - two years after announcing that it was working on the issue.

Consumers who are tired of receiving X-rated offers and other types of spam have a new tool.

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