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Are you not aware of the Ed Snowden revelations? I mean the NSA is piped into all these corporate data streams.

• nkrisc 7y ago
  I'm very aware. That's kind of my point.
  • Clubber 7y ago
    I'm sure selling data to the NSA, federal, state and local governments is very lucrative to these companies and is a primary revenue stream.
    • nothrabannosir 7y ago
      A primary revenue stream? For a public company, which has to publish its financials yet somehow keep this hidden? This sounds far fetched, to be honest.
      • faceblob2 7y ago
        Governments and corporations are filled with deceitful, self-serving, corrupt people. If there is a monetary interest, the transaction will take place. If that has to happen under the radar, it will. The agencies will excuse their actions by citing "defense". It is in the interest of National Security, therefore, that the data is handed/sold to the government, and the mechanism of this transfer is classified owing to National Security interests. Or maybe it's easier than that. Maybe Google is just a government agency. An Alphabet agency.
    • nkrisc 7y ago
      Unlikely, in my opinion. More likely the government can come along with national security letters or other means we might not even be aware of and just take what they need. On the other hand some companies have been shown to be very willing to sell data to any buyer, not just the government. Phone carriers come to mind.