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 DeadWorld   ( @DeadWorld@lemm.ee ) M to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 年前

Google Promises Unlimited Cloud Storage; Then Cancels Plan; Then Tells Journalist His Life’s Work Will Be Deleted Without Enough Time To Transfer The Data

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Google Promises Unlimited Cloud Storage; Then Cancels Plan; Then Tells Journalist His Life’s Work Will Be Deleted Without Enough Time To Transfer The Data

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 DeadWorld   ( @DeadWorld@lemm.ee ) M to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 年前
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Over a decade ago, I pointed out that as Google kept trying to worm its way deeper into our lives, a key Achilles’ heel was its basically non-existent customer service and unwillingness to ev…
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  •  Shirasho   ( @Shirasho@lemmings.world ) 
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    I switched everything away from Google and no longer use any of their services. They have a track record of killing off projects and using the data we upload outside of their expected scope. They are in a weird space where I can’t trust them to hold on to my data and I can’t trust them to delete it.

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      I still use Gmail but 90% of the time it’s through email aliases… sometime in the future I’m going to switch by changing all my redirections.

  •  LinusWorks4Mo   ( @LinusWorks4Mo@kbin.social ) 
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    frankly though, if the data is that much worth to me, the last place I’d rely keeping it safe is big tech

    •  ReversalHatchery   ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 
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      “B… but they are Big Tech! If someone knows what are they doing, it’s them! They must be the safest choice! Also, it’s very convenient, and I have nothing to hide so don’t blabber about privacy to me!”

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      Can’t keep it at home either though. The FBI could come in and take all your shit.

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        FBI storage is free though

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