[erehweb]

Number of people saying that you should just make sure you have backups. That's true, but there's still a role for government to play to prevent this sort of thing. We don't let companies sell poisonous food - why do we let them offer digital services that can be arbitrarily frozen?

[frogperson]

We 100% allow companies to poison our food and water. If there is profit, there is a loophole.

Texas just lifted regulatio s to allow fracking run off into drinking water.

[Sammi]

You're nit picking a tangential point.

[anonzzzies]

Agreed, this should not be allowed. Period. But as long as no one does anything, make backups.

[IAmBroom]

Data is ephemeral. A backup can be ruined in a millisecond. The government can't react fast enough.

Trust but v\e\r\i\f\y\ back up on your own media.