GDrive — Google's Platypus

Whether you believe it or not, Philipp Lenssen has already obtained a Google Drive client software (Platypus) leaked from Google, regardless of whether Google will launch GDrive or not. Although he failed to successfully log in to the GDrive server (it is estimated that this client is only for use within Google's internal network), it still revealed a lot of information about GDrive.

In the help file of Platypus, Google encourages users to store regular office documents, photos, and personal files that you feel comfortable entrusting to Google on GDrive, making GDrive your true hard drive while treating your local files as a cache for GDrive.

According to the instructions in the help file, you can right-click on the Platypus icon in the taskbar, select "Connect Share," then enter another Platypus user's name (Petter) or a known share name (share it) to establish a connection. After the connection is established, Platypus will synchronize all the files in that shared folder to your local folder. You can also specify a share name via email and set file access permissions. Of course, you can also access your GDrive files online.

The leak of the Platypus client brings two pieces of information: The good news is that there really is a service like GDrive, and its launch is just a matter of time; The bad news is that even their own unpublished software has been leaked, raising doubts about the security of GDrive (considering that Google's own Blogger was hacked just a few days ago — Google Blog Hacked, one wonders if it's because hackers are too strong or if Google has too many vulnerabilities).