If my friend take my picture in a private space and decides to share that with Google, my friend is the one doing business with them, not me. The problem is, t

If my friend take my picture in a private space and decides to share that with Google, my friend is the one doing business with them, not me. The problem is, this still does impact me, because my friend just gave information about me to Google. This hints at the problems around privacy in a world where everyone is recording things and also on the social expectations that it is fine for my friend to just upload my picture online. In the past, that was less acceptable (and in some of my social circles it was considered very anti-social to upload pictures of another's kids). Cultural norms have changed, and I risk isolating myself if I make demands of my friends to not give my information to Google. It would be akin to my avoiding Starbucks but my friends choosing to still meet there. At some point, if the corporations have the trust and engagement of my friends, I might have to choose if my stance of not doing business is more important than my friends. But despite how bad all of this is, it is still an easier thing to accomplish than deciding to avoid your government. In the end, if I'm willing to isolate myself enough, Google won't have my information. But even if I go totally off the grid, the government will still make demands of my and if I refuse them they will seek me out, using agents who are armed and who have far more leniency to use violence to make me comply. I'm not trying to say that one can easily avoid large corporations. In some cases it would require significant changes. But for as hard as it is, it is still easier than trying to avoid the government who wants to do something with/to you that you don't want done.