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Google Docs bug locks out users at random, raises privacy questions

It flags privacy issues with cloud-based software and content, reports Tech In Asia

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Sumit Chakraberty | Tech In Asia
A Google Docs bug has been randomly locking out users since yesterday. Some were prevented from accessing their docs, while others were stopped in the middle of work or while sharing them, with a message that they were violating Google’s terms of service. Apart from sending shockwaves, this has raised privacy concerns.

Users unleashed a Twitterstorm after being shut out of what appeared to be innocuous docs.

“This morning, we made a code push that incorrectly flagged a small percentage of Google Docs as abusive, which caused those documents to be automatically blocked. A fix is in place and all users should