> I trust all of them more than I trust the US government Governments don't deserve your trust. The same goes for business. Trusting either is is a terrible id

> I trust all of them more than I trust the US government Governments don't deserve your trust. The same goes for business. Trusting either is is a terrible idea, because power corrupts wherever it accumulates. While public and private use power in different ways, they are both a serious threat when they are allowed to act without regular check on their power. The solution isn't to pick sides. Power needs to be diluted regularly, and that happens when government and business work as checks on each other. It is the conflict itself that keeps power from accumulating. > Can you even imagine how their business would work when these are state entities? They already are, in all but name. Remember Prism? > All that information on people all over the world is now in the hands of the US government. That ship already sailed, unfortunately. I agree that this is a terrifying problem, but I'm not sure how to fix it. However, consider this: right now there are effectively no restraints on that power. Nationalizing/utilifying Google et al at least introduces the opportunity to add regulation by bringing the problem into public scrutiny.