{
  "slug": "google-drive",
  "category": "cloud-storage",
  "name": "Google Drive",
  "description": "Cloud storage and file sharing from Google, integrated with Docs, Sheets and other Google services. Files are encrypted at rest with keys Google holds, not end-to-end.",
  "website": "https://workspace.google.com/products/drive/",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 44,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Google Drive scores 44 out of 100 (grade D) on the encrypted cloud storage criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report and tells users about requests. It partly meets independent audit and TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/cloud-storage/google-drive/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/cloud-storage/google-drive/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://policies.google.com/privacy",
      "note": "Google collects activity, device and usage data across its services, including Drive, and this cannot be fully turned off."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://support.google.com/drive/answer/10375054",
      "note": "No ads in Drive, and Google states Drive content is never used for advertising. Extra storage is sold as a subscription."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-3",
      "note": "Google Workspace, which includes Drive, has third-party SOC 2 audits. Only the SOC 3 summary report is public."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://transparencyreport.google.com/user-data/overview",
      "note": "Google publishes counts of government requests for user data and how it responds, updated twice a year."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://policies.google.com/terms/information-requests",
      "note": "Google emails the user before disclosing data in response to a government request, unless prohibited by law."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=drive.google.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade B"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=drive.google.com",
      "note": "Grade B- (65/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "B",
    "observatory": "B-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.gstatic.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:39:49.033Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}