Files stored in the cloud can still be easily lost or subpoenaed without the users' knowledge, Jeschke noted, an issue that's often overlooked.

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Jeschke went on to point out that users should be more concerned with who Google might be forced to give their files to, than what Google itself might do with their files.

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Rebecca Jeschke of the digital rights advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Google's recognition of the problem is encouraging, but that the company has a long way to go in deflecting future privacy concerns.

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