this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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In an abstract moral universe, you're entitled to your opinion, and I don't disagree. But you don't have a legal leg to stand on here, and this is just the modern big tech internet these days. Forewarned is forearmed though: back your stuff physically or in other ways that you have fuller control over. Because of all the bucks to be made off of harvesting user data, everyone wants to push you to the cloud
I know very well just how powerful google is. I'm not saying it's illegal, I'm saying it's a dick move and isn't defendable. They are behaving like shit and we should be vocal about it, even if they do own us.
I agree