Let's say Mark Zuck. wants to use Google Drive, and upload all Facebook code on it. Using this TOS, it allows Google to go through the Facebook code, and use it to improve Google+.

As a programmer that uses Dropbox to backup all my code, I find this a little bit scary.

If you are concerned with storing your code on a service, perhaps you shouldn't store your code on that service?

The way I see it, they could go through your code and use your secret sauce, in secret. Now, with these TOS, let's say they are in the clear, legally. Now weigh the punishment Dropbox would receive for breaching your copyright, vs the punishment they would receive for using their users'/customers' data immorally, for their own gain.

Doesn't allow me to access my files on my Android device. I sometimes like to access a PDF, or word document :(.

What about the "publish" part of it ? I mean they can tell me that the code I upload online will stay my intellectual property, and I understand if they need to read it, or modify it for OCR. But why publish ? I don't want my code published everywhere....

As I understand it, sending you any data is considered "publishing" that data, even if it's your intellectual property and you're the only one who's looking at it.

(IANAL)

Ok thank you, But does it also give them the authorization to publish it to anyone else not logged in into my account ?

What if you share files? Or if you make it public? They have to "publish" it to them.

How about google voice ?

+1 for GV. What's cool is that there are libraries in many languages to allow you to use it in creative ways:

* java: http://code.google.com/p/google-voice-java/

* C++: https://github.com/mastermind202/GoogleVoice

* C#: http://code.google.com/p/sharp-voice/

* obj-C: https://bitbucket.org/joeygibson/gvoice/wiki/Home

* Python: http://code.google.com/p/pygooglevoice/

* PHP: http://code.google.com/p/phpgooglevoice/

* javascript (node.js): https://github.com/amper5and/node-google-voice

I dont know how many of those are still maintained. Disclaimer: I am the author of node-google-voice, which is still maintained.

Don't forget ruby: https://github.com/jeffrafter/google-voice

Though now it's looking a bit stale. Google CL needs to put some pressure on the rest of google to open up more APIs.

I use google voice for everything, I find it important to be able to receive text messages on my Google Voice account. (I don't have a text messaging plan)

Another vote for google voice here. For the life of me I can't find an API that's capable of texting my GV number.

Scratch that; Twilio totally works with Google Voice.

Thanks Kevin for following up with me! That was awesome.

This thing is old and was already on Hacker News. Google's one looks better also!

I find the label placement and general aesthetic of 8-bit city better, actually.

My website is working: http://readbo.com and its a social news reader, that means you can read twitter and facebook through it :) might be useful for China

I have an average of 60 hours per week, that's about 8.5 hours in front of the PC

really no one ? :( iPhone developers maybe ?

website down ?

and this cut-the-rope ad has been around for a long time... at least 2 months I think