So if you forget your password, your data is just gone? That doesn't seem like a good solution. I worked on a system in a previous life that encrypted data base

So if you forget your password, your data is just gone? That doesn't seem like a good solution. I worked on a system in a previous life that encrypted data based on user passwords, and we had to add a backup encryption key (tied to security questions) because we had so many issues with people forgetting their password and losing their data. Google does now allow you to supply your own encryption keys for some offerings: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/customer-supplied-encryption https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/customer-supplie.... This is probably a better option for those who are clueful enough. (Disclaimer: I work for an Alphabet company.)