In an official blog , Jonathan Rochelle, Google Docs' product manager, details why the company has determined that the issues included in the analyst's report are far from critical.

Google's conclusions aren't a surprise. Hours after Ade Barkah his report on Thursday, Google responded with a preliminary statement saying it was investigating the matter but that it didn't believe there were significant security issues with Docs.

Nonetheless, Google evidently sees some merit in Barkah's report. Google has added information regarding Barkah's observations to its Docs "help" pages about and about to documents.

In addition, Google may make changes to Docs as a result of Barkah's report. "We are also exploring alternative design options that might further address the concerns. We'd like to thank the researcher for sharing his concerns with us," Rochelle wrote.

Asked for comment about Rochelle's blog post, Barkah indicated that he's not done with his security analysis of Google Docs. "At this time, new details and test scenarios are still emerging. I appreciate the excellent feedback I'm receiving from Google Security. I am continuing to share my most recent findings with them, and will be able to comment further once our analysis is complete," he said via e-mail.