Google Drive updates from January 2022
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2022-01-28Content & Collaboration
Automated classification with Google Workspace DLP and labels-driven sharing restrictions are now generally available.
Automated classification with Google Workspace DLP and labels-driven sharing restrictions are now generally available. A new Admin console setting can now automatically apply up to 5 labels to all new files your users create, or to all newly created files owned by specific parts of your organization.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2022-02-04 • Scheduled: 2022-02-04 -
2022-01-28Content & Collaboration
Automated classification of Google Drive files using DLP rules.
Automated classification is now generally available, enabling organizations to automatically add Drive labels to content based on administrator-defined DLP rules and predefined content detectors. This allows admins to configure rules that warn users or block external sharing, downloads, and printing for files labeled as confidential or internal.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2022-02-04 • Scheduled: 2022-02-04 -
2022-01-28Content & Collaboration
Automated classification with Google Workspace DLP and labels-driven sharing restrictions are now generally available.
A new Admin console setting can now automatically apply up to 5 labels to all new files your users create, or to all newly created files owned by specific parts of your organization. Automated classification can help organizations automatically add Drive labels to content based on administrator-defined DLP rules and predefined content detectors.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2022-02-04 • Scheduled: 2022-02-04 -
From the URL bar in Google Drive, you can now quickly access key pages and functions.
When navigating into the Google Drive web application from the URL bar by hitting the "Tab" key, you can access buttons like "Skip to main content", "Keyboard shortcuts", and "Accessibility feedback"from the bar at the top of the page.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2022-01-27 • Scheduled: 2022-01-27 -
New navigation bar functions for improved accessibility in Google Drive.
Google Drive has introduced new navigation bar functions that allow users to quickly access key pages and accessibility features. By pressing the 'Tab' key when navigating from the URL bar, users can now access buttons such as 'Skip to main content', 'Keyboard shortcuts', and 'Accessibility feedback' at the top of the page.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2022-01-27 • Scheduled: 2022-01-27 -
If a user opens a potentially suspicious or dangerous file in Google Drive, we will display a warning banner to help protect them and their organization from malware, phishing and ransomware.
If a user opens a potentially suspicious or dangerous file in Google Drive, we will display a warning banner to help protect them and their organization from malware, phishing and ransomware. These warnings are already available when opening Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2022-01-20 • Scheduled: 2022-01-20 -
Warning banners in Google Drive alert users of suspicious files
Google Drive will now display warning banners when a user opens a potentially suspicious or dangerous file to help protect users and their organizations from malware, phishing, and ransomware. This functionality complements existing warnings already present in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2022-01-20 • Scheduled: 2022-01-20