I agree. I personally trust Google far more than the US or my own (UK) government.
It's the whole monopoly on force thing. I have no fear that Google will grab me out of my bed in the middle of the night.
With the UK government — even though I trust them to be pretty rational and fair, and to my knowledge I've done nothing that would warrant that treatment — there's always the worry that they have the ability to significantly reduce my quality of life (if they ever chose to) and I might not even deserve it.
It's always surprising to me the fear regular people have of companies doesn't extend to governments, who have far more power over their lives.
It's the whole monopoly on force thing. I have no fear that Google will grab me out of my bed in the middle of the night.
With the UK government — even though I trust them to be pretty rational and fair, and to my knowledge I've done nothing that would warrant that treatment — there's always the worry that they have the ability to significantly reduce my quality of life (if they ever chose to) and I might not even deserve it.
It's always surprising to me the fear regular people have of companies doesn't extend to governments, who have far more power over their lives.