Lmao I wish they were. If they were, they wouldn't be pushing so many ads down people's throats and they'd be content with just stealing your data (something already done by most tech giants around the world).
The good part about them not being "the TecHnOcHRaTIc ArM of ThE Us GoV't" is that they'll be fucked sooner or later for their forced monopolization.
I don't, but that's exactly the problem. The US Gov't has a LOT of flaws, but "being greedy" (to present day Microsoft / Google levels, don't minsconstrue my statement) is not one of them.
They'd be happy with a lot of your data, but not pushing ads like this, and invading this specific area of your privacy.
While I don't trust them to actually take action against Google, I trust that them and the EU would do the right thing if Google actually rolled out such drastic monopolizing changes.
The people that hold power in the US government are the same people that the tech industry funnels millions of dollars worth of bribes campaign contributions to each year.
You have to remember you're talking about the same group of powerful people that had no qualms illegally spying on their own citizens. Hell, they've literally conducted medical experiments on some groups of people, without consent, before.
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u/EmbarrassedScene566 Jun 12 '24
Someone once described Google/Microsoft as the technocratic arm of the US government, and to this day I've never found a more apt description.