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Server Failure Destroys Sidekick Users' Backup Data
Expanding on the T-Mobile data loss mentioned in an update to an earlier story, reader stigmato writes "T-Mobile's popular Sidekick brand of devices and their users are facing a data loss crisis. According to the T-Mobile community forums, Microsoft/Danger has suffered a catastrophic server failure that has resulted in the loss of all personal data not stored on the phones. They are advising users not to turn off their phones, reset them or let the batteries die in them for fear of losing what data remains on the devices. Microsoft/Danger has stated that they cannot recover the data but are still trying. Already people are clamoring for a lawsuit. Should we continue to trust cloud computing content providers with our personal information? Perhaps they should have used ZFS or btrfs for their servers."
This is exactly my point. The irresponsibility of epic proportions is on the side of the users who didn't realise that the design of the system invites them to be fucked over by a data loss incident. They have no one to blame but themselves.
It's a feature. Lose your phone? The guy with the phone gets nothing, and you get everything back in seconds. And it's protected on our super-servers, so you never have to worry about loss. They weren't stupid, just trusting. Though from your tone, you apparently think nice trusting people deserve to be screwed.
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