Back when cloud storage was just a USB drive you carried around

I remember 15 years ago I used to keep all my sensitive documents on a single flash drive in my pocket, no encryption, no backup. Now we trust Google Drive and Dropbox with the same stuff but who's actually reading their privacy agreements before hitting accept?

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the_anthony4mo ago

Pretty sure I signed up for Dropbox in 2011 and just clicked "agree" without reading a single line. Same energy as when I used to store my tax returns on a flash drive labeled "random stuff" and hoped for the best. Now I'm supposed to believe Google isn't selling my spreadsheet of "dinner ideas 2024" to ad agencies. At least the USB stick couldn't datamine my failed meal prep.

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bettys514mo ago

Haha, I read somewhere that even the fine print on those agreements is basically legal fiction at this point.

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