Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use
by NeoFeznet on Monday November 02, 2020 @12:00PM
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Exactly. This isn't so much an issue of "Companies have the right to do what they want (within reason)". It's a typical issue of monopolies and dealing with a large, faceless corporation. Anyone who's ever dealt with any corporation of any significant size can tell you similar stories to this.
Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use
by kube-system on Monday November 02, 2020 @01:03PM
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> This is a problem with one sided none negotiable terms of service being considered valid contracts under the law
Are they even valid contracts now? Many gmail accounts are missing consideration or capacity -- which are required elements of a valid contract.
This is a problem with one sided none negotiable terms of service being considered valid contracts under the law
They should not be.
We need to change data ownership laws, and force companies to do vetting on Account Creation, and put in provisions on how accounts can be terminated once a company accepts a user owned data. i.e Accounts must have a human reviewed appeal process, with full and articulated reporting as to exactly which rules were violated, and exactly what activity was the violation. And have a View Only data Take-Out period
At a minimum