Awesome that the author got their stuff back. But...
>My data is back. Not because of viral pressure. Not because of bad PR. [...]
>“I am devastated to read on your blog about the deletion of your AWS data. I did want to reach out to let you know that people in positions of leadership, such as my boss, are aware of your blog post and I’ve been tasked with finding out what I can, and to at least prevent this from happening in the future.”
So, yes, because of bad PR. Or, at least the possibility of the blog blowing up into a bad PR storm. I'm guessing that if there was no blog, the outcome would be different.
>My data is back. Not because of viral pressure. Not because of bad PR. [...]
>“I am devastated to read on your blog about the deletion of your AWS data. I did want to reach out to let you know that people in positions of leadership, such as my boss, are aware of your blog post and I’ve been tasked with finding out what I can, and to at least prevent this from happening in the future.”
So, yes, because of bad PR. Or, at least the possibility of the blog blowing up into a bad PR storm. I'm guessing that if there was no blog, the outcome would be different.