Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
 

"All photos and documents uploaded before June 1st [2021]
will not count against that 15GB cap"

"Google points out that it offers more free storage than others
you get 15GB instead of the paltry 5GB that Apple's iCloud gives you"

o Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21560810/google-photos-unlimited-cap-free-uploads-15gb-ending

"After five years of offering unlimited free photo backups at
high quality, Google Photos will start charging for storage once more
than 15 gigs on the account have been used.

The change will happen on June 1st, 2021, and it comes with other Google
Drive policy changes like counting Google Workspace documents and
spreadsheets against the same cap.

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

"Pixel owners will still be able to upload high-quality (not original)
photos for free after June 1st without those images counting against
their cap."
--
"[Judge] Gonzalez Rogers told [Apple], You can't just say it - you
actually have to have facts that support it, and you don't."

o Federal Judge Tosses Apple Counterclaims Against Fortnite Maker
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-apple-counterclaims-against-fortnite-maker/

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st,2021
 

On 11/11/2020 19:26, Arlen Holder wrote:
"All photos and documents uploaded before June 1st [2021]
will not count against that 15GB cap"

"Google points out that it offers more free storage than others
you get 15GB instead of the paltry 5GB that Apple's iCloud gives you"

o Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21560810/google-photos-unlimited-cap-free-uploads-15gb-ending

"After five years of offering unlimited free photo backups at
high quality, Google Photos will start charging for storage once more
than 15 gigs on the account have been used.

The change will happen on June 1st, 2021, and it comes with other Google
Drive policy changes like counting Google Workspace documents and
spreadsheets against the same cap.

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

"Pixel owners will still be able to upload high-quality (not original)
photos for free after June 1st without those images counting against
their cap."

Slightly annoying that MS is trying to push everything to the cloud as
well. But at least if (as I do) you use Office 365 Home, that comes with
five installations, originally a Terabyte of cloud, and now a terabyte
per installation. I shall still keep some spinning rust, though, since I
seem to come back with 10GB even from a modest outing with the Hero 9.

But I'm becoming converted to the subscription/cloud model. Having been
collecting LPs and then CDs for 55 years, I now rely almost entirely on
Spotify.

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
 

Arlen Holder wrote:

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

The perfect backup! :-)

--
Chris Green
·

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st,2021
 

On 2020-11-11 12:48 p.m., Chris Green wrote:
Arlen Holder wrote:

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

The perfect backup! :-)


Combined with them mining your data to better sell you to advertisers!

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
 

On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:48:14 +0000, Chris Green wrote:

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

The perfect backup! :-)

I'm with you on _not_ storing anything important or private on the net!

o iCloud backups are NOT encrypted, by JF Mezei
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/-EA9TYUeVhk

o Hacker team led by 20-year-old finds 55 Apple vulnerabilities, 11 of them critical (e.g., iCloud & mac.com accounts)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/tyDx2XRVllM

o Only a fool would need to use the cloud to transfer files to/from his own devices.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/sgSv_BRzO0A

o Do people of reasonable technical ability store their private data on the Internet (if so, for what gain?)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/mBIZ-8jGdmk

etc.
--
This week in the news...
"[Judge] Gonzalez Rogers told [Apple], You can't just say it - you
actually have to have facts that support it, and you don't."

o Federal Judge Tosses Apple Counterclaims Against Fortnite Maker
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-apple-counterclaims-against-fortnite-maker/

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st,2021
 

On 2020-11-11 2:03 p.m., Arlen Holder wrote:
On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:48:14 +0000, Chris Green wrote:

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

The perfect backup! :-)

I'm with you on _not_ storing anything important or private on the net!

o iCloud backups are NOT encrypted, by JF Mezei
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/-EA9TYUeVhk

Wrong.

Encrypted Encrypted
"Data In transit On Server

Backup Yes Yes

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202303

That's what you get for believing anything JF says.

Was the rest of your post any more accurate?

:-)

snip

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
 

"Alan Baker" wrote in message ...
On 2020-11-11 2:03 p.m., Arlen Holder wrote:
On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:48:14 +0000, Chris Green wrote:

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

The perfect backup! :-)

By the by Costco has a special for a Seagate 8TB outboard hard drive for $119.99....

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st,2021
 

Am 11.11.20 um 22:08 schrieb Alan Baker:
On 2020-11-11 12:48 p.m., Chris Green wrote:
Arlen Holder wrote:

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

The perfect backup! :-)


Combined with them mining your data to better sell you to advertisers!

Do you know what end-to-end encyption means?

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st,2021
 

Am 11.11.20 um 23:03 schrieb Arlen Holder:
On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:48:14 +0000, Chris Green wrote:

Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive
accounts that haven't been logged in to for at least two years."

The perfect backup! :-)

I'm with you on _not_ storing anything important or private on the net!

o iCloud backups are NOT encrypted, by JF Mezei
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/-EA9TYUeVhk

o Hacker team led by 20-year-old finds 55 Apple vulnerabilities, 11 of them critical (e.g., iCloud & mac.com accounts)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/tyDx2XRVllM

o Only a fool would need to use the cloud to transfer files to/from his own devices.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/sgSv_BRzO0A

o Do people of reasonable technical ability store their private data on the Internet (if so, for what gain?)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/mBIZ-8jGdmk

You urgently need professional help from a psychiatrist.

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
 

On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:15:24 -0800, Brutus wrote:

By the by Costco has a special for a Seagate 8TB outboard hard drive for $119.99....

Funny thing you mention the Costco special of a few months ago & this month

I have both the Costco Seagate 5GB & 8GB external drive.
o For some reason, the 8GB drive _requires_ its own 12VDC power to work.

For the life of me, I can't understand why.
o I get it that the 8GB drive has bells & whistles (powered USB ports).

But why couldn't they design it to work off of the desktop USB also?