[jiveturkey]

> coherced [sic] to implement it mainly due to GDPR restrictions

Google Takeout existed long before Google Cloud existed, and before GDPR existed. At any rate, it was novel at the time, meaning other vendors were not so compelled. So this is an obviously incorrect statement.

I suppose the article author no longer has the original photos? Because the obvious solution is to start from the originals, and store them in the multiple places.

Lastly, this article is not why. It's how. That's too bad because I am more interested in the why.