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When you have millions of dollars or millions of users to back you up.

• jart 6y ago
  You are not helpless as an individual. If the company wrongly disables your account and leaves you no other option, you are well within your power to fill out some paperwork and file a lawsuit. It should cost you <$1k but will cost a big company >$10k just to respond.
  • reificator 6y ago
    > It should cost you <$1k but will cost a big company >$10k just to respond. And... let's just compare my personal finances to Google's finances.... carry the 1...
  • manigandham 6y ago
    And then what? You cost them effectively nothing while you're out $1k. Are you prepared to keep spending to continue the lawsuit?
  • hilbert42 6y ago
    The point is you should never need to do this. The law should automatically ensure that you always have access to your data. Today, denial of access to one's data ought to be a human rights matter.
  • MaxBarraclough 6y ago
    Does it change things if you aren't paying the provider for the service?