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Frankly I don't think any Google service is the appropriate place to be storing irreplaceable family data.
by adastra22 2y ago
Frankly I don't think any Google service is the appropriate place to be storing irreplaceable family data.
- crazygringo 2y agoI think it's as fine as any other major cloud service as long as you have a backup. And for irreplaceable family data, you should always have a backup. That's the main point here.
- dakiol 2y agoI would even go further and say: why store the pictures in the cloud at all? Keep them local always (with backups). If you want to share photos with others, send them explicitly (via email or chat). Many advantages: - access is forbidden by default to everyone except you - you don’t know what the platform providers will do with your photos anyway (you cannot trust them anymore) - you can access your photos offline
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- sircastor 2y agoI don’t think you’re wrong, but also consider the costs associated with trying to setup and manage your own backup. Easy for many of us here, but the “average” person faces not only the technical barriers, but the actual cost of devices. People don’t have $400 for an emergency [1] but need to spend $100-$300 for a level backup - and it’s just an insurance device. Google is offering to painlessly, invisibly backup your photos. It’s not hard to see why peeled go with it, and trust it to be there. [1] https://www.federalreserve.gov/consumerscommunities/shed.htm https://www.federalreserve.gov/consumerscommunities/shed.htm