I'm genuinely curious; why is cloud storage considered to be a solution here? When I put my 'megalomania cap' on, one of the first things I do is figure that p

I'm genuinely curious; why is cloud storage considered to be a solution here? When I put my 'megalomania cap' on, one of the first things I do is figure that people will use the cloud, which actually makes me happy. I won't have to worry about notifications, in-person confrontations and/or low-level employee error. Same for people opting to ship their devices abroad via FedEx and the like to avoid the hassle of wiping and/or being searched. As far as I can tell (from reading history and living), companies, no matter how beneficent they claim to be, acquiesce to "gov't" demands because the penalty of not doing so is death. Recent case in point, Google in the PRC. But again, I fully admit that I may be wrong here. So, if I am, I hope someone will take the time to explain why. Thanks.