> Despite what I've said I for the life of me cannot understand why people trust Google with their data without first backing it up elsewhere. Because most peo

> Despite what I've said I for the life of me cannot understand why people trust Google with their data without first backing it up elsewhere. Because most people are non-technical, most technically skilled people assume a basic level of good faith and transparency from society, and even people who are both technical and cynical have finite hours for setting up NextCloud. And by non-technical, I mean "doesn't know what a folder is", not "might struggle with long Docker commands". OneDrive and Google Photos already describe themselves as a "Backup" in the UI, so why would you need another backup unless they're lying? Big Tech can obfsucate their bad behavior behind technical complexity, simply not care about operating in good faith, and still attain market dominance through convenient offerings and manipulative practices. Imagine your pizza shop taking back a pie they'd already delivered, or your local bank branch unilaterally deciding to incinerate your safe deposit box. They'd never get away with it. But Google can. Instead of faulting people for trusting them, we should hold Big Tech accountable for not being trustworthy.