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I don't use them or never read their privacy policy so i don't know. But it's not because it's a paid service that company won't use your data to sell it for more profit. That's EXTRA profit for them, so why the hell not. And them being based in the US means I already can't trust them with their poor privacy laws.
You're absolutely right. No one will ever trust the U.S. again as long as the republicans remain active in your political system. They're nothing less than a bunch of fascist nazi terrorists.
With btrfs I would just do a snapshot before an upgrade then restore if it broke.