[HN Gopher] Google Analytics deleted my entire account because I...
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       Google Analytics deleted my entire account because I didn't log in
       for 60 days
        
       Author : u678u
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2021-05-26 18:44 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | acd10j wrote:
       | He should feel fortunate that Google only deleted his Google
       | analytics account not whole google/gmail account associated with
       | it. There are countless horror stories like those as well on
       | internet.
        
       | maxk42 wrote:
       | That makes no sense. I typically go for years without logging
       | into my Google Analytics account. There's gotta be some missing
       | context here.
        
         | just_one_time_ wrote:
         | Concur
        
         | kevincox wrote:
         | It sounds like the account was deleted for a different reason,
         | but they couldn't prevent/restore it because they didn't react
         | within 30 days.
        
       | commoner wrote:
       | The best way to prevent someone else from deleting your data is
       | to own it. For anyone looking for alternatives to Google
       | Anayltics, here are a few self-hosted options:
       | 
       | Matomo, open core with a broad feature set: https://matomo.org
       | 
       | Countly, open core with web and mobile tracking: https://count.ly
       | 
       | Plausible, open source with a simple feature set:
       | https://plausible.io
        
       | topicseed wrote:
       | For my personal life and businesses, I use and pay for multiple
       | Google services (Workspaces, Cloud, YouTube, Nest Aware) simply
       | because I like them and very much benefit from them.
       | 
       | Yet, one thing terrifies me.. That one day, for some odd reason,
       | Google blocks my access or even deletes my data. And that terror
       | is not coming from delusion, but from many stories like this one
       | that we see here and there, every now and then.
        
         | tkiolp4 wrote:
         | For this very same reason I closed all my Google service
         | accounts. Sure, I miss gmail but to be honest, having zero
         | anxiety regarding these topics is worth the price.
        
           | topicseed wrote:
           | The thing is, all of these do provide me with a lot of value
           | and convenience. Many of such services are known by most
           | people I hire and work with, so it's just the anxiety that's
           | ruining the party...
           | 
           | And I never know how irrational it is...
        
         | interestica wrote:
         | There should be a name for this "service anxiety". It's real.
        
           | toomuchtodo wrote:
           | Digital Death Anxiety
        
       | OldGoodNewBad wrote:
       | Just call tech support, they're easy to reach and very helpful.
        
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