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A simple Google search will reveal to anyone how to bypass them in seconds. In other words, the built-in restrictions only offer the appearance of protection. They can then copy and paste the content into a new document or print it to a PDF file to save it for offline use. This means that all they need to do is go to the basic mobile version of the website (/mobilebasic) and disable JavaScript. Google Docs enforces its anti-copying controls using JavaScript, which executes partially on the user’s PC. This is because while Google Docs’ browser-based nature is convenient for the end user, it also makes its security easy to circumvent. Unfortunately, while it all looks above board, these Google restrictions are easy to bypass. This will grey out options such as printing and downloading and present an error message when a user tries to copy text to the clipboard. The standard way to lock a Google Doc is to press the share button and then grant a user permission to access it with the “Viewer” or “Commenter” role. We’ll be analyzing the security it provides, as well as assessing whether there are any more suitable solutions for Google Docs protection. There are several options for this, but the most convenient is naturally Google Docs’ built-in functionality. In other words, you need a way to lock a Google Doc from editing, copying & pasting, printing, and other common word processing features. In fact, if it contains confidential or sensitive information, you probably don’t want them doing anything with it other than reading it. Ideally, you do not want everybody you share the document with to be able to make changes to it. Google Docs is undoubtedly a great collaboration platform, but many businesses are left wondering what they should do once the collaboration process is over.
