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In article <h0p8s99e992qvi6miph8k1bto1upree8r7@4ax.com>, Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz>wrote:

Eric Stevens
The point under discussion was not whether or not people should have backups for data held in cloud storage but whether or not cloud storage can lose data.

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and sometimes you don't need a backup even after you've deleted everything ;-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28264446

Eric Stevens
'Experts have warned that the only way to completely delete data is to "destroy your phone".'

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note that this does *not* apply to iphones and ipads.