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This is the ReadWriteWeb Daily Recap for 01/30/2012


Feds to Megaupload Users: Tough Luck

Well, now we know what happens to our data if federal authorities ever seize
a website we were using, arrest its owners and shut the whole thing down.
For former users of Megaupload, the prospect of losing their data forever is
now a very real one. The companies that host all of that data could start
deleting it later this week, according to prosecutors.

This data undoubtedly includes an enormous amount of pirated content, but
among it also happens to be the personal files of many users who utilized
Megaupload as sort of a Dropox alternative. Wisely or not, many people used
the service to send files to themselves, friends and colleagues, not
expecting them to disappear overnight. Those users are upset. There's even
talk of a possible lawsuit against federal authorities.

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