Google Drive security update can impact your files but you can avoid it, here is how

Google Drive is bringing changes to its security update that will apply to some users' files in Drive. Google notes that users who have already had access to the security updated files can still view those files but those who do not will still have to request access.

Google is set to bring some updates for Drive users starting September. It is now showing a notification on Google Drive that speaks of a security update that will apply to some users' files in Drive. On Drive, there are two methods by which Google users can share a file. The first one is when users share a Google file with specific Google accounts and another is through the Get link option where anyone with the link can access the file. Now, by bringing the security update, Google aims to reduce how these links -- which are reportedly guessable, can be accessed by anyone by adding a resource key through the shared drive links making it harder to guess.