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For my personal life and businesses, I use and pay for multiple Google services (Workspaces, Cloud, YouTube, Nest Aware) simply because I like them and very much benefit from them.
Yet, one thing terrifies me.. That one day, for some odd reason, Google blocks my access or even deletes my data. And that terror is not coming from delusion, but from many stories like this one that we see here and there, every now and then.
For this very same reason I closed all my Google service accounts. Sure, I miss gmail but to be honest, having zero anxiety regarding these topics is worth the price.
The thing is, all of these do provide me with a lot of value and convenience. Many of such services are known by most people I hire and work with, so it's just the anxiety that's ruining the party...
He should feel fortunate that Google only deleted his Google analytics account not whole google/gmail account associated with it. There are countless horror stories like those as well on internet.
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Yet, one thing terrifies me.. That one day, for some odd reason, Google blocks my access or even deletes my data. And that terror is not coming from delusion, but from many stories like this one that we see here and there, every now and then.
And I never know how irrational it is...
Google sent emails direct to spam, and then wiped the whole thing. All data. All accounts. Everything.