Google has announced a new default setting for content managers in its Workspace productivity suite.
The new default setting, which will be active February 2023, will allow users with a content manager role to be able to share Google Drive folders by default.
The new change applies to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Education Standard, Nonprofits, and legacy G-Suite Business customers. It will not apply to Workspace Business Starter, Frontline and legacy G-Suite Basic customers or personal Google accounts.
The default setting can be manually disabled by Workspace administrators.
Google has justified the move as it being “a highly requested feature that will help organizations better manage access to their data.” While this may be the case, the company has a long track record of tinkering with their online apps, often to the confusion or outright dismay of its customers.
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