Place Not Your Trust in Big Data

I've always been suspiciously wary of dedicating my computing and data to the ubiquitous cloud. I want real programs running on my computer and my data in a box within my sight. I often get laughed at as some sort of dinosaur; yearning for the days of command lines and removable disks. And yet. And yet, there is this:

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Entrusting your data to big tech platforms can be highly risky. Users who have been banned by Google for supposedly violating its terms of service have been left without access to key parts of their lives. Many have appealed the suspensions but have received automated responses. They don't know why they've been banned. "This is just how life is when you're dealing with trillion-dollar faceless corporations," said Aral Balkan.

https://www.businessinsider.com/goog...-years-2020-10

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