I can't comprehend why the fuck people fall for that cloudy "gimme all your data and code" bullshit.
Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as terrorist activity
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I have HDDs running longer than most Google projects do. So that point is really moot.
Try explaining RAID (not just RAID0/1, but RAID6 and RAID10) to an average consumer and expect them to maintain their own NAS - that’s a bit too much.
The author of this article is not an average consumer. He's a person undertaking a particular project that requires a lot of digital data storage, and anyone doing that needs to take the time to think through the risks and benefits of the various available options. "Just put it on Google Drive and hope it's safe" does not qualify.
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Hmm, Isn't this moving the overton window? Should we accept that they were viewing his data in the first place?
So much this. Host locally, and push encrypted backups to a cloud service. Doing this will screw Google’s ability to optimize storage for identical files, which may drive up costs, but it’s the best way to ensure your data stays private.
>"So much this. Host locally, and push encrypted backups to a cloud service."
Host locally and RENT backup servers in couple of places. Those cost peanuts and are highly reliable.
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#304> The added grievance to this is that my drive also included my own personal family photos and my current book on the subject I mean, how many times does this need to come up for people to learn the lesson? If you are storing your data with a third party, and you do not have an iron legal contract with this third party, then that third party can and will do whatever it wants with your data, including locking you out…
Is there a way to get a complete download of your data from Google? Maybe an online guide or something. Drive alternative is simple enough with "cp -r" and your own bucket. For something like, Gmail and other services, it gets complicated.
Google takeout
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Personal opinions about censorship aside, Google aren’t breaking any free speech laws because free speech doesn’t mean anyone can post anything on private channels. No, the law is a lot more specific than that, eg the government cannot censor individuals. To that end, free speech has been upheld against social media platforms in specific circumstances. Eg when Trump blocked people he didn’t like on Twitter. I’ll get…
I really wish people who downvoted this would explain. Like it or not, the first amendment does not apply to private companies. This conversation is not about what's fair, it's about the actual state of things. Shouldn't you be mad at the constitution and our founding fathers instead?
>Like it or not, the first amendment does not apply to private companies.
Bake the cake.
Re: Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as terrorist activity
#306> The added grievance to this is that my drive also included my own personal family photos and my current book on the subject I mean, how many times does this need to come up for people to learn the lesson? If you are storing your data with a third party, and you do not have an iron legal contract with this third party, then that third party can and will do whatever it wants with your data, including locking you out…
If you rent a flat, can landlord take your belongings because he thinks you have drugs?
Re: Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as terrorist activity
#307> The added grievance to this is that my drive also included my own personal family photos and my current book on the subject I mean, how many times does this need to come up for people to learn the lesson? If you are storing your data with a third party, and you do not have an iron legal contract with this third party, then that third party can and will do whatever it wants with your data, including locking you out…
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#308This is your daily reminder that nothing in your digital life should EVER entierly depend on any Google services. Im writing this from an android phone. It is not de-googled per se, but uses a replacement for every single Google service (files, books, maps, search, movies, ...). Yes I pay money for those replacements, but God its good to not my life in the hand of a overzealous ML algorithm.
Even if you don't stop using them completely then the fewer services you use then the lower this risk.
eg If you don't use photos or storage then zero risk that they will cause you to lose your gmail account.
Re: Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as terrorist activity
#309> The added grievance to this is that my drive also included my own personal family photos and my current book on the subject I mean, how many times does this need to come up for people to learn the lesson? If you are storing your data with a third party, and you do not have an iron legal contract with this third party, then that third party can and will do whatever it wants with your data, including locking you out…
Sorry, but you've got the wrong take here. Google is presenting this service as a reliable place to store and share files. They have a responsibility to provide adequate human customer service. Sure, people shouldn't trust them, but not everyone follows Hacker News to know how common this sort of thing is. Regardless of whether the next person should trust Google, the right thing to happen here is for Google to restore access to these files, not to blame the victim.
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Welp - affordability. It's expensive and arguably less reliable to get an external hard drive.
Most web hosting providers will give you plenty of space for a pretty low price, particularly if it's just data you want to store, not make accessible through a web interface. Also there's tarsnap.
Don't know how it is today, but decade ago it was admins favourite pastime to rummage through people accounts and look for juicy stuff. Girlfriend pictures, movies, diaries. Always encrypt data locally before sending to the cloud.