Replacing malfunctioning SSD

Does Apple really keep my old SSD if they have to replace it? I've been told "It's Apple's property". So no chance of sending it to e.g.Drive Savers to see if they can recover the contents? I can't believe that I simply have to hand over my entire life, work, personal finances, correspondence etc...

Ughh, thats horrible, you didnt have your data backed up somewhere? 
Even if you were to get your SSD back, recovery of data off a dead SSD is a near astronomical impossibility.
Sorry you cant get your data back, a failed SSD is a data black hole.
Apple will not attempt to get your data, youre safe there, and it will be destroyed. 

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