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Schimdt quote is taken out of context and it is not the whole quote.

• snom320 11y ago
  Even with the context, it's pretty bad. And it's not like his other quotes on privacy paint a better picture.
  • Oletros 11y ago
    Wuth the context [0], it is a warning about privacy, the contrary meaning of the partial quote that is always used [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9655523 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9655523
    • mc808 11y ago
      In context, the most charitable interpretation I can give is that he's saying you shouldn't trust anyone (not even Google) with data you want to keep private. A less charitable interpretation is to replace "not even Google" with "especially not Google", as they're not just retaining incidental personal data but actively harvesting as much as possible.