>>>>>Google isn't going to have me detained without probable cause and no charge then wisk me away to Guantanamo Bay - feds have done that to American citizens.
>>>>>Google isn't going to assassinate me - feds have done that to a USA citizen recently (no trial or anything - just blew the guy up)
>>>>>Google doesn't take a huge % of my income every month to spend it on crap I don't approve of - feds sure do.
>>>>>..the list is massive I could go on forever - so needless to say I trust Google more than the Feds.
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>>>>Google doesn't have a responsibility to protect you (an American Citizen) from declared, undeclared, hidden, and visible threats no matter what like the Feds.
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>>>That's true - but I wasn't considering anything other than the question asked - which was who do I trust more. Anyway who protects me from the feds? Google & youtube. Who protects me from google? No one needs to (except maybe a spam blocker).
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>>I've had no problems with 'the feds'. I know a couple of people who have had problems, and rightfully so.
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>So you're telling me you've never had a problem with anything the federal government has done? And hey you're getting off topic again - the subject is WHO DO YOU TRUST MORE.

Your really fishing for an angle. I have never been detained without probable cause and no charge and then wisked away to Guantanamo Bay.

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>>OTOH threats, misinformation, propaganda, virii, etc are daily issues from the internet and google dutifully points users right to them.
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>So the world would be a better place without access to information? Or are you suggesting that the feds should censor google? Or perhaps we should become China?

Fishing again. You trust Google more than 'the feds'. yep.

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>>>>I'd bet Google would give good links to your obituary after Achmed eliminates another infidel though.
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>>>Sure - unless the feds censored it - which is something else they're doing now - seizing domains (often times one they shouldn't)
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>>>>>>So who do you trust more, Google or the Feds?
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>>>>>>>They say the purpose of the project is to "collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture." Sure like to know what that means.,,haha
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>>>>>>>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/homeland-security-monitoring-drudge-report-new-york-times/47300/