# Google Workspace Preview client-side encrypted PDF and image files directly in Google Drive, now available in beta

- Product: Google Workspace (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace)
- Vendor: Google
- Date: 2026-08-28
- Original notes: http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/08/preview-client-side-encrypted-pdf-and-image-files-directly-in-Google-Drive-now-available-in-beta.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace/releases/2026-08-28-preview-client-side-encrypted-pdf-and-image-files

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Client-side encryption (CSE) provides organizations control over access to their confidential data, with customer controlled encryption keys and data that is indecipherable to third-parties, including…

- **added** — Preview client-side encrypted PDF and image files directly in Google Drive