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They cut off access to a COPY of a users content. They didn't TAKE anything from a user. If, in 2016, you're relying on a free service as your only copy of im
by tw04 10y ago
They cut off access to a COPY of a users content. They didn't TAKE anything from a user. If, in 2016, you're relying on a free service as your only copy of important data, you're a fool.
Countless governments across the world could literally, without any notice, delete all of your data at the drop of a hat on ANY public service. See: megaupload. It's not the job of a free service provider, who literally makes 0 promises of data integrity, to provide you unlimited access to your data until the end of time.
- snowwrestler 10y ago"You don't need to worry about keeping your data anywhere else" is the heart of Google's pitch for all their services, including Gmail, Docs, Drive, and most recently Photos. I mean, the ads for Photos are literally people feeling better knowing that their stuff is safely stored with Google. It seems reasonable to hold Google responsible for what they say.
- chebum 10y agoGoogle quite frequently lose photos people store with their services: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/photos/QuKiYjKCXPM https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/photos/QuKiYj... https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/photos/bNSFIy0Mx0Q https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/photos/bNSFIy... https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/photos/7Xf0Cj6_ixU/1JbVu4fbCAAJ https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/photos/7Xf0Cj6_... https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/njdwFPaqSeo https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/njdwFPaq... Personally, I lost photos of my kid's Sep 1.