Google illegally retains customer data,and I am taking legal action against them
All it does is move the launcher file belonging to the user interface — a simple JSON file — into the trash folder of my Google Drive.Google’s diabolical plan was that since the Drive trash automatically empties after 30 days, the JSON file would disappear from my sight forever. At that point, the interface tells me “there is no such prompt,” and because the chat cannot load without the file, Google assumed they were fully protected. This robot physically has no access to Google’s remote, internal AI backend servers, and it cannot reconstruct server‑side database records or live session states out of thin air.
- ▪All it does is move the launcher file belonging to the user interface — a simple JSON file — into the trash folder of my Google Drive.Google’s diabolical plan was that since the Drive trash automatically empties after 30 days, the JSON file
- ▪At that point, the interface tells me “there is no such prompt,” and because the chat cannot load without the file, Google assumed they were fully protected.
- ▪This robot physically has no access to Google’s remote, internal AI backend servers, and it cannot reconstruct server‑side database records or live session states out of thin air.
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| Publication time | Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:24:04 +0000 |
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Google illegally retains customer data, and I am taking legal action against themIstokovicsgyorgy7 min read·Aug 18, 2026--ListenShareI stand before Google with the following clear technical evidence that cannot be denied, because it is based on unassailable software logic:When I press the delete button on the Google AI Studio interface, the system uses a deceptive label to lie to me that “my prompt will be permanently deleted after 30 days.” In reality, this button does not delete the prompt, does not delete the chat, and does not destroy any backend object.
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