Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal...
by callalex on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:53PM
(#38631269)
> They were nice before, he didn't comply…
He didn’t comply with what? Show me where in Google’s communications where it said they were going to delete his data.
Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal...
by layer8 on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:50PM
(#38631217)
I was referring to the making it read-only.
And there’s no practical way to download that amount of data within seven days, just based on the bandwidth this would require. The situation would be totally different if they gave him six months notice for the deletion.
Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal...
by ajross on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:35PM
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I think you're misunderstanding the contention upthread and confusing the threat ("we'll delete all your stuff in 7 days") with the actual enforcement of that threat (deleting said data, which hasn't happened, and I'm betting almost certainly won't as the guy will find some way to comply).
The poster upthread was trying (vainly, I guess) to make a distinction between the two.
How exactly is that not a harsh threat? Sounds like a harsh threat to me. They were nice before, he didn't comply, now they're jerks. But it remains just a threat unless they actually wipe the data. Which they won't, because he's surely downloading it right now while we yell about it on HN.