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Yes, but Google is on our, well "my" side. I would expect an "adversary" nationstate, like China, to respond with similar alarm.
by runjake 4y ago
Yes, but Google is on our, well "my" side.
I would expect an "adversary" nationstate, like China, to respond with similar alarm.
- SkyMarshal 4y agoChina has, they’ve banned most Western social media.
- hunglee2 4y agonot quite true, most Western social media companies withdraw from China market in order not be subject to govt request for information
- salt-thrower 4y agoGoogle is on nobody’s “side” but their own. They’re an amoral bureaucracy trying to make money. Nothing more or less.
- runjake 4y agoHence my use of quotes.
- Sebb767 4y agoDepends on what you do. As long as you don't plan on visiting China, them knowing your sexual orientation, whether you do drugs is or where you were is pretty irrelevant, while it might be quite interesting for you government (and therefore Google, if you're in the US).
- andreilys 4y agoExcept when it does matter, say for example you become a politican or work in a corporation that has valuable IP. All of the sudden, private details about you can be weaponized and used as blackmail in order to carry out the will of a state actor. It really doesn't take much creativity to think about how this information can be weaponized against you.
- Sebb767 4y agoThat's why I said > Depends on what you do. It's not great if a foreign intelligence has data on you, but depending on your threat scenario, it _might_ be better than your government having it.