It is good to give users the choice. It is bad to default to the dangerous choice. It is even worse to not describe the bad consequences of the default anywhere.
Nowhere in the DO UI for destroying a droplet does it indicate that they will leak all of your data to the next customer if you don't check the box.
Nowhere in the DO UI for destroying a droplet does it indicate that they will leak all of your data to the next customer if you don't check the box.