> what about if you go to jail for more than 2 years, or you're in poor health for multi-year stretches? Then pay for a cheap Google One subscription, export yo

> what about if you go to jail for more than 2 years, or you're in poor health for multi-year stretches? Then pay for a cheap Google One subscription, export your data with Takeout, or have a trusted friend log in once a year. At least for the first case, that assumes a lot of leeway in the justice system of a given country. Not everyone gets the SBF/Elizabeth Holmes treatment. To say nothing of other risks, and the layering of other provider's kafka-esque policies. As an example, I have a few service accounts tied to a barely used gmail address. -Primarily- because those services [0] don't have a good/any way to move accounts between e-mails or merge accounts between two separate emails. [0] - One of which is Sony, not exactly a bit player