
Google Drive Links Never Expire. Thats a Problem.
A friend of mine runs a 15-person agency. Last year he found out that a contractor who left 18 months ago still had access to every client deliverable, every internal strategy doc, and every financial report that had been shared via Google Drive links. Not because anyone intentionally kept them in the loop. But because nobody revoked anything and Google Drive links dont expire. Turns out, when you share a Google Drive link with "anyone with the link can view," that link works forever. There is no built-in expiration. No automatic cleanup. No reminder that says "hey, this document is still accessible to 47 people including 12 who no longer work here." And honestly? Most teams have hundreds of these links floating around. The scope of the problem Think about every Google Drive link you've shared in the last two years. Client proposals. Internal roadmaps. Hiring plans with salary details. Board decks. Financial models. Contracts. Now think about how many of those links are still active ri
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