<![CDATA[Another example of how most of us are unaware of the risks of depending on IT companies.]]>RE: https://mastodon.social/@adamndsmith/116328215860941572

Another example of how most of us are unaware of the risks of depending on IT companies.

This family is ruined.

Years ago, Microsoft cancelled my email account after they copied my hard drive without me being aware of them doing that nor of the years-old content of my drive.

10 years of emails gone, subscriptions that could not be renewed, contacts lost, etc.
No appeals possible.

And now this whole family, due to what a kid did.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/adc2ce55-4481-43e2-bff5-f37827098395/another-example-of-how-most-of-us-are-unaware-of-the-risks-of-depending-on-it-companies.RSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 21:59:43 GMTWed, 01 Apr 2026 22:23:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Another example of how most of us are unaware of the risks of depending on IT companies. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:45:53 GMT]]>@paulschoe yes, it's just completely believable story on it's face, I don't know why anyone would think differently. They probably got auto-reported for CASM too.

ANYWAY- USING A CLOUD SERVICE DOES NOT REPLACE BACKUPS. A cloud service can *be* a backup, but 3-2-1 still applies. I know so many people who learned this The Hard Way

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