Imagine if you showed up to a self-storage facility one day and find a different lock on your unit. You go to the manager and ask what the hell is going on.
> Oh, you? Yeah, your unit was full of stolen goods, so we seized it and changed the lock.
> There was nothing stolen in there! What about a bunch of banged up furniture and old cans of paint made you think it was stolen?
(the manager stares blankly)
> Well?!
(crickets)
> Can I at least take back my stuff that you didn't mistake for being stolen?
> We burned it all and sunk the ashes in the Mariana Trench. There is no recourse. As far as we're concerned, you don't exist. Have a nice day!
> Gee, thanks... ᵃˢˢʰᵒˡᵉ
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If we ever come up with a digital bill of rights, one of the amendments should include being given a grace period to retrieve all of the data that you stored with a service in case they decide to terminate your account. It's absurd that you can store your data with a service one day, and in the next it's all gone because reasons.
> Oh, you? Yeah, your unit was full of stolen goods, so we seized it and changed the lock.
> There was nothing stolen in there! What about a bunch of banged up furniture and old cans of paint made you think it was stolen?
(the manager stares blankly)
> Well?!
(crickets)
> Can I at least take back my stuff that you didn't mistake for being stolen?
> We burned it all and sunk the ashes in the Mariana Trench. There is no recourse. As far as we're concerned, you don't exist. Have a nice day!
> Gee, thanks... ᵃˢˢʰᵒˡᵉ
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If we ever come up with a digital bill of rights, one of the amendments should include being given a grace period to retrieve all of the data that you stored with a service in case they decide to terminate your account. It's absurd that you can store your data with a service one day, and in the next it's all gone because reasons.