The purpose matters. Google isn't collecting data to make it easier for an attached organization to kill people or disrupt other societies in calculated ways.

The purpose matters. Google isn't collecting data to make it easier for an attached organization to kill people or disrupt other societies in calculated ways. Also important are the fact that Google's collection processes depend on some kind of consent and aren't collected by the state monopoly on force. The state is considered by many to be reneging on its 4th amendment due process protections by engaging in a domestic and worldwide dragnet of breathtaking proportions.