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Google Drive Quick Share Feature Can Be Exploited to Redirect Users to Malicious Sites

Users warn that the Quick Share feature in Google Drive can be abused to silently redirect recipients to external sites without their knowledge. The warning is vague with no technical specifics provided. This represents a user awareness gap around file-sharing consent models in cloud storage.

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