I may be wrong, but I think you are focusing too much on the practical consequences in this one case.
These consequences indeed are minimal - but that was due to luck, really, where I had not used the account.
If I had, and I had servers running, I would have been what on the face of it appears to be blackmailed into handing over sensitive, personal data.
There is also the question of AWS's procedures. One day of notice to close an account is not reasonable. It is a concern for any open accounts - on the face of it, it implies the need to check email from AWS every day and be ready to hand over any information AWS ask for, or your servers will shut down the next day.
What happens when you get sick? have covid, as I did? pow - servers all gone!
There's no discussion possible here, either, as Support take a few days to reply.
I may be wrong, but this is a concern.
I think you have to admit there is the possibility here for people to lose their accounts, without any chance of discussion, because they are unwell - and that is crazy; it's a flawed procedure.
"I was hit by a bus, in hospital with two broken legs and concussion, but my first priority was checking my AWS email every day! thank God AWS at least give one day of notice!"
(And the strangeness of two emails in the same day, with differing notice periods. What was going on, behind the scenes?)
I'm not looking to try again to open a new account, because I expect this to happen again.
These consequences indeed are minimal - but that was due to luck, really, where I had not used the account.
If I had, and I had servers running, I would have been what on the face of it appears to be blackmailed into handing over sensitive, personal data.
There is also the question of AWS's procedures. One day of notice to close an account is not reasonable. It is a concern for any open accounts - on the face of it, it implies the need to check email from AWS every day and be ready to hand over any information AWS ask for, or your servers will shut down the next day.
What happens when you get sick? have covid, as I did? pow - servers all gone!
There's no discussion possible here, either, as Support take a few days to reply.
I may be wrong, but this is a concern.
I think you have to admit there is the possibility here for people to lose their accounts, without any chance of discussion, because they are unwell - and that is crazy; it's a flawed procedure.
"I was hit by a bus, in hospital with two broken legs and concussion, but my first priority was checking my AWS email every day! thank God AWS at least give one day of notice!"
(And the strangeness of two emails in the same day, with differing notice periods. What was going on, behind the scenes?)
I'm not looking to try again to open a new account, because I expect this to happen again.