Google Watches The Videos You Upload To Google Drive

[JetsetBkk]

Here's the evidence:

 

 

The file was an episode of an hour long current affairs program on a well known American TV channel, which I watch using an IPTV service. I then send the Google Drive links to a mate for him to watch.

 

So what are the options?

 - A different storage/hosting site?

 - Encrypt files before uploading?

 

Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

 

[mistral53]

Google's pizza

 

- Hello! Gordon's pizza?

- No sir it's Google's pizza.

 

- So it's a wrong number? Sorry

- No sir, Google bought it.

 

- OK. Take my order please

- Well sir, you want the usual?

 

- The usual? You know me?

- According to our caller ID data sheet, in the last 12 times, you ordered pizza with cheeses, sausage, thick crust.

 

- OK! This is it ...

- May I suggest to you this time ricotta, arugula with dry tomato.?

 

- What? I hate vegetables.

- Your cholesterol is not good, sir.

 

- How do you know?

- We crossed the number of your fixed line with your name, through the subscribers guide.

We have the result of your blood tests for the last 7 years.

 

- Okay, but I do not want this pizza!,I already take medicine ...

-Excuse me, but you have not taken the medicine regularly, from our commercial database, 4 months ago, you only purchased a box with 30 cholesterol tablets at Drugsale Network.

 

- I bought more from another drugstore.

- It's not showing on your credit card statement

 

- I paid in cash

- But you did not withdraw that much cash according to your bank statement

 

- I have have other source of cash

- This is not showing as per you last Tax form unless you bought them from undeclared income source.

 

-WHAT THE HELL?

- I'm sorry, sir, we use such information only with the intention of helping you.

 

- Enough! I'm sick of google, facebook, twitter, WhatsApp. I'm going to an Island without internet, cable TV, where there is no cell phone line and no one to watch me or spy on me

 

- I understand sir but you need to renew your passport first as it has expired 5 weeks ago

 

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[Etaoin Shrdlu]

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[mtls2005]

So you watch this show live, and download/record it, then upload it to Drive, then send him the link?

 

And this worked for a while, until it didn't? What changed?

 

What is the show?

 

What filename did you use?

 

How big is the file?

 

Can your mate not source this show on his own? https://ustvgo.tv/ for example?

 

Can you host the file and allow him to download from your PC?

 

Another hosting site might work but they all have terms and conditions.

 

 

[userabcd]

Well for one you seem to be sharing content to which you do not own intellectual property rights or licensed agreement to record and share that content.

 

It is well known that Google and others are monitoring their systems with their various tools, algorithms and personnel.

 

It is not only google monitoring but also many other law and media rights organisations monitoring who is recording and sharing content, it was probably reported as infringing content to google who then took action.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 10, 2022 by userabcd

[KhunBENQ]

13 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

 - A different storage/hosting site?

https://mega.nz/start

 

A descendant of the (in)famous Megaupload of Kim Dotcom.

Files are automatically encrypted.

The hoster can't read the content.

You send a link with the decryption key to the recipient.

Proper account password recommended of course.

Nothing less than 16 characters for me.

Edited February 10, 2022 by KhunBENQ

[WorriedNoodle]

1 hour ago, userabcd said:

Well for one you seem to be sharing content to which you do not own intellectual property rights

The op said it was due to Misleading Content policy. Maybe other copyright stuff he uploads to Google Drive they don't consider misleading is allowed??

[JetsetBkk]

4 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

So you watch this show live, and download/record it, then upload it to Drive, then send him the link?

......

 

Another hosting site might work but they all have terms and conditions.

Excellent questions! 

 

Here are the answers:

 

So you watch this show live, and download/record it, then upload it to Drive, then send him the link?  Record it from IPTV service but, basically, yes

 

And this worked for a while, until it didn't? What changed?  Nothing that I did. Apparently the lefty loonies at Google don't like Tucker.

 

What is the show? "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Fox.

 

What filename did you use?  "Tucker yyyy mm dd"

 

How big is the file? About 120 MB - edited down to 40 minutes and resized.

 

Can your mate not source this show on his own? https://ustvgo.tv/ for example? He has that link, but that is a live stream which he may miss.

 

Can you host the file and allow him to download from your PC?  Might be a bit too technical for him (and me) to do - much simpler to give him a link.

 

 

"Another hosting site might work but they all have terms and conditions."  True but, hopefully, not infested by left wing, liberal, democrat, Biden loving morons.

 

[JetsetBkk]

2 hours ago, userabcd said:

Well for one you seem to be sharing content to which you do not own intellectual property rights or licensed agreement to record and share that content.

 

It is well known that Google and others are monitoring their systems with their various tools, algorithms and personnel.

 

It is not only google monitoring but also many other law and media rights organisations monitoring who is recording and sharing content, it was probably reported as infringing content to google who then took action.

The email clearly states "Misleading Content policy". So it's nothing to do with intellectual property rights, etc, it's purely that they don't like what is being said on the show. Cancel Culture in action.

[JetsetBkk]

51 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

https://mega.nz/start

 

A descendant of the (in)famous Megaupload of Kim Dotcom.

Files are automatically encrypted.

The hoster can't read the content.

You send a link with the decryption key to the recipient.

Proper account password recommended of course.

Nothing less than 16 characters for me.

Yes! I've been a member for quite a few years, so will actually start to use them - or a similar site - soon.

[JetsetBkk]

11 minutes ago, WorriedNoodle said:

The op said it was due to Misleading Content policy. Maybe other copyright stuff he uploads to Google Drive they don't consider misleading is allowed??

???? Exactly!

[JetsetBkk]

I just uploaded the 5 separate sections of the show to Google Drive, to see if they will send me another email saying which section(s) "violate" their "Terms Of Service".

 

I wonder if I can attach the whole show to a post here? It's about 119 MB in length...

Edited February 10, 2022 by JetsetBkk

[mtls2005]

I think you can stream the fishstick heir on Fox Nation.

 

The Patriot tier is good for one year at $64.99

 

https://nation.foxnews.com/

 

You may need a VPN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

"Another hosting site might work but they all have terms and conditions." 

Works and no terms and conditions regarding content.

See above.

No idea why people allow getting bothered by Google/Youtube etc.

Try to upload a TV drama or the like to Youtube.

Takes about 10 seconds for upload hidden and your account being punished or deleted.

Edited February 10, 2022 by KhunBENQ

[JetsetBkk]

6 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

I think you can stream the fishstick heir on Fox Nation.

 

The Patriot tier is good for one year at $64.99

 

https://nation.foxnews.com/

 

You may need a VPN.

Didn't know about the "fish sticks heir" - had to Google it! 

[KhunBENQ]

If you want to cling to Google you could manually encrypt the file before upload.

Your friend can then download and decrypt with your instruction.

Don't use Gmail

(they are reading/scanning your mails, no joke)

Edited February 10, 2022 by KhunBENQ

[JetsetBkk]

 

5 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Works and no terms and conditions regarding content.

See above.

No idea why people allow getting bothered by Google/Youtube etc.

Try to upload a TV drama or the like to Youtube.

Takes about 10 seconds for upload hidden and your account being punished or deleted.

"You send a link with the decryption key to the recipient."

 

Ah, I wondered how that would work. Definitely on my short list.

[KhunBENQ]

9 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

 

"You send a link with the decryption key to the recipient."

 

Ah, I wondered how that would work. Definitely on my short list.

A highly secret picture of my dog, just uploaded:

https://mega.nz/file/2FI0CbqS#Uo69b4AMn2UGn83jl67UJS2MH3s3

rk_xmHjeIUJ-tPg
 

You will see it in picture (pre)view but can also be downloaded.

It's also possible to just send a link to the encrypted file and send the key on a separate channel (messenger, email). I never tried.

Edited February 10, 2022 by KhunBENQ

[blackcab]

1 hour ago, JetsetBkk said:

I wonder if I can attach the whole show to a post here? It's about 119 MB in length...

 

Forum Rule 14:

 

You will not post any copyrighted material except as fair use laws apply (as in the case of news articles). Please only post a link, the headline and the first three sentences.

[JetsetBkk]

3 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

If you want to cling to Google you could manually encrypt the file before upload.

Your friend can then download and decrypt with your instruction.

Don't use Gmail

(they are reading/scanning your mails, no joke)

I've no emotional attachment to Google, but they do make things so easy.

Good point about not sending the decryption key with Gmail!  Fortunately he has a Yahoo account too.

So now I want to cancel my 2TB Google Drive (Google Play) subscription and check out Mega or NordLocker or ...?

[JetsetBkk]

1 minute ago, blackcab said:

 

Forum Rule 14:

 

You will not post any copyrighted material except as fair use laws apply (as in the case of news articles). Please only post a link, the headline and the first three sentences.

Damn. But thanks!

[KhunBENQ]

3 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

So now I want to cancel my 2TB Google Drive

Does it cost?

[JetsetBkk]

8 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

A highly secret picture of my dog, just uploaded:

https://mega.nz/file/2FI0CbqS#Uo69b4AMn2UGn83jl67UJS2MH3s3

rk_xmHjeIUJ-tPg
 

You will see it in picture (pre)view but can also be downloaded.

It's also possible to just send a link to the encrypted file and send the key on a separate channel (messenger, email). I never tried.

Nice dog! Nice blue railings with the gold spikes at the top!

 

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

Does it cost?

Damn right it does! 3,500 Bt/yr for 2TB. I don't know why I got so much. I'm using less than 200 GB and I think Mega has a 500 GB deal.

[HexTree]

This has always been the case. They don't actually 'watch' it, that would take man-hours, but their AI does. A few years back I got a file flagged for copyright or something, and immediately had my Google account suspended (that means all accounts - Youtube, Gmail, Drive), and they refused to look into the case or tell me what the problem was. Had to get a mate who worked at Google to pull some strings and get it looked over and revoked, as it was apparently a false positive.

[JetsetBkk]

 

12 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

https://mega.nz/start

 

A descendant of the (in)famous Megaupload of Kim Dotcom.

Files are automatically encrypted.

The hoster can't read the content.

You send a link with the decryption key to the recipient.

Proper account password recommended of course.

Nothing less than 16 characters for me.

I just tried 4 times to upgrade my old free Mega account to the "Pro Lite" plan (400GB), and the payment failed each time. 

What I get is this:

 

 

I've sent Mega an email about it. Very frustrating - I tried 2 cards, twice each: one card for an English bank and one for a Thai bank.

Both cards have worked in the last few months elsewhere, so maybe it's a problem at Mega.