Stop Storing Important Documents in Google Photos: A Privacy-First Alternative Using Browser-Based PDF Tools Most people store scanned passports, Aadhaar cards, bank statements, tax records, and contracts inside Google Photos or iCloud alongside vacation photos and screenshots. Convenient? Absolutely. Safe for sensitive documents? Not really. Modern cloud photo platforms were designed for media syncing and AI-powered search — not as secure long-term archives for identity documents or financial records. This is where browser-based PDF processing becomes interesting from both a privacy and architecture perspective. The Hidden Problem With Cloud Photo Libraries Most document workflows today look like this: Take photo on phone Auto-upload to Google Photos or iCloud Search later when needed Forget the document exists permanently in cloud storage This creates multiple problems simultaneously. 1.…