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I'd be ok if it just stopped at Google. edit: (government didn't have access to the data)

• bhandziuk 7y ago
  I don't really get this attitude. I trust the government more than Google
  • thedaemon 7y ago
    Exactly, a private corporation has no public control/oversight board. Our government is run for and by the people. I wonder where this mindset was started.
    • bhandziuk 7y ago
      Agreed. I'm of the mindset that the government is me basically. Maybe I disagree with them sometimes but I have the ability to change their behavior. I have no control over private companies (even if they are publiclly traded)
  • muro 7y ago
    ... to do what? You can vote to change the government in most countries, you can't with Google. But Google won't leak your data and will delete it when you request it. What do you trust the government to do better? Or what do you think google will do with it? Edit: I understand you don't want Google to have your data, that is fully your choice. I'm just curious what risk you are concerned about.
    • bhandziuk 7y ago
      > You can vote to change the government in most countries, you can't with Google There's a point for the government. Google is basically beyond my influence. They can do whatever they want with nearly no public oversight. Google might leak my data. Just like countless other private companies have leaked my data. > what do you think google will do with it god only know but the government already has all my sensitive information as it is. Warn about leaking SSN or tax information or addresses...but the government knows all that already. It's nothing new to them
  • thaumasiotes 7y ago
    Google has no power to make you do anything or to directly do anything to you. That is untrue of the government.
    • bhandziuk 7y ago
      People say this and yet I have much more unwanted interaction with Google than with the government.