While folks are right to point out this should be expected since Snowden, I think it's worth acknowledging that the cozy relationship between government and tec

While folks are right to point out this should be expected since Snowden, I think it's worth acknowledging that the cozy relationship between government and tech companies dates a bit further back. Enabling this kind of trakcing was the stated goal behind research grants from the same three-letter-agencies during Google's foundational years. https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance/ https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-ci...