Yes. If Google ever didn't say this, they'd be ruined by users trying to assert their independence and regulators riding the wave of public resentment. We have

Yes. If Google ever didn't say this, they'd be ruined by users trying to assert their independence and regulators riding the wave of public resentment. We have created a culture that depends heavily on certain implicit subtleties. Calling these out as invalid will make you a pariah. Using them to your advantage will make you powerful.