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Comment by randomsearch

5 years ago

Yes, I guess if you're allowing users to upload arbitrary files that may contain viruses or malware, and you're not scanning the files, that makes you a potential malware host. That's how Google may see it. They're trying to protect their users, and you've created a vector for infection.

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garaetjjte  5 years ago

Too bad they don't ban googleusercontent.com.

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