This carries a significant amount of risk; if you lose access to your device containing the files, you lose access to them entirely

The three companies I mentioned are also proprietary, but I get your point. I just don’t understand why I’m getting so many downvotes; my post was a “suggestion” for an extra tool to help us achieve our digital sovereignty. It’s not good to tie ourselves down to such a limited number of companies, especially since the more tools we have, the better. At least that’s my point of view.

I get your point about the VPN, but as for the Drive: not everyone has the know-how, resources, or patience to do things themselves.