{"id":1826,"date":"2025-10-29T08:07:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.catedu.es\/zgzsur\/?p=1826"},"modified":"2025-10-29T08:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:11:18","slug":"it-was-no-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.catedu.es\/zgzsur\/it-was-no-free\/","title":{"rendered":"It was no free&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=cpizaragozasur\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Twittear<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PostHeaderIcon\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0iOT2VLcAa0\/XyWrflBGRsI\/AAAAAAAB7xM\/TsBTx_eUgwkN_fn30jLTmeVqObnCTuOGgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/PostHeaderIcon.png\" width=\"29\"\/>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.elhacker.net\/2025\/10\/factura-9-mil-euros-google-cloud-gratis-no.html\">Many people thought it was free until they got the \u20ac9,000 bill from Google Cloud.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Imagine writing a line of code (programming), pressing &#8220;Enter,&#8221; and shortly afterward receiving a bill for the equivalent of a compact car. That&#8217;s exactly what happened to Tim, a user who decided to explore a public dataset hosted on the Google cloud.&nbsp;<strong>What he thought would be a harmless query ended with an unpleasant surprise: a bill for $14,000<\/strong>&nbsp;, or about \u20ac9,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi296Z_VDOJye9b8KYu9Sw_3CeKlsxE5_bZa-RRQu0unaPUObZlcwvENJSYbDoiTjyt1gDPyXzDycKIXX53uvkgmV9UxjrT6WFOXDwPZckT4aP8XCIi5mqjT0OgnEzv_WxVusDRfKDUGjMipox0oSXzPT71X7r-AVBbY8vLXM1EOgpn7mU1L_mGfmWYeJw\/s1472\/6T7O236EUBFDLJ5MUQWP7HMXTI.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi296Z_VDOJye9b8KYu9Sw_3CeKlsxE5_bZa-RRQu0unaPUObZlcwvENJSYbDoiTjyt1gDPyXzDycKIXX53uvkgmV9UxjrT6WFOXDwPZckT4aP8XCIi5mqjT0OgnEzv_WxVusDRfKDUGjMipox0oSXzPT71X7r-AVBbY8vLXM1EOgpn7mU1L_mGfmWYeJw\/s320\/6T7O236EUBFDLJ5MUQWP7HMXTI.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unsuspecting users face unexpected charges after using cloud services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tim&#8217;s mistake, he thought it was free<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tim became interested in the HTTP Archive, a massive public dataset about the history of the internet<\/strong>&nbsp;. The archive is hosted on Google Cloud, within the BigQuery platform, and is publicly available. But what many don&#8217;t know (and Tim learned the hard way) is that while the data is accessible free of charge, querying and processing it isn&#8217;t.&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;I ran a script with HTTP archive data, and suddenly the bill went up to $14,000. Google didn&#8217;t waive the fee<\/strong>&nbsp;,&#8221; Tim explained to Norwegian outlet Kode24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anecdote has sparked a debate about transparency in cloud computing services.&nbsp;<strong>Platforms like Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure offer powerful tools for working with large-scale data, but their pricing structures can be complex<\/strong>&nbsp;and unintuitive for those without prior experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Following the uproar, the HTTP Archive website has been updated to explicitly warn about the costs that can be incurred when using BigQuery<\/strong>&nbsp;. But Tim&#8217;s case is not isolated. Many users in Denmark and other countries have reported unexpected bills after using services they assumed were free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiEL3wGqt0y1hYibGoDPbgZn02U_dJ212079IlMGKG7L7q5XUxgWxVNqfe7o3jNqW0mMvkN_QmXEZzHhIi9pK3hNE4P2__YV54UnaQ9hczqHJpxtTrHG9lBIMSWSTJ_uw5tKPdf9PSn6MYDZxkQNz3wsMFdSI51OlE6-Q1TbJeDWvL0Bt84sBeLHcpCXUg\/s1472\/RT6TKBUYAVAIPF3JC4GRIBGLOE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiEL3wGqt0y1hYibGoDPbgZn02U_dJ212079IlMGKG7L7q5XUxgWxVNqfe7o3jNqW0mMvkN_QmXEZzHhIi9pK3hNE4P2__YV54UnaQ9hczqHJpxtTrHG9lBIMSWSTJ_uw5tKPdf9PSn6MYDZxkQNz3wsMFdSI51OlE6-Q1TbJeDWvL0Bt84sBeLHcpCXUg\/w640-h360\/RT6TKBUYAVAIPF3JC4GRIBGLOE.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lessons from the Tim case<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts stress the importance of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Always review the pricing policy<\/strong>&nbsp;before using cloud services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Set usage limits<\/strong>&nbsp;or spending alerts within your Google Cloud account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Read the terms and conditions carefully,<\/strong>&nbsp;even when dealing with \u201cpublic\u201d data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The moral of the story is clear: in the cloud, what seems free can have a hidden cost. Without warning. And that cost can reach several figures. Before giving in to curiosity or a user-friendly interface,&nbsp;<strong>it&#8217;s worth pausing, checking the prices, and preventing a data experiment from turning into an unexpected debt<\/strong>&nbsp;. Because in the digital age, clicking &#8220;Enter&#8221; can be very, very expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/as.com\/meristation\/betech\/muchas-personas-creian-que-era-gratis-hasta-que-les-llega-la-factura-de-9000-euros-de-google-f202510-n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=cpizaragozasur\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Twittear<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Many people thought it was free until they got the \u20ac9,000 bill from Google Cloud. 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