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Google, being US-based company, is legally obliged to provide all the data they have to three letter agencies, without any real oversight. They can’t refuse even if they wanted.


And same goes for MS and Apple.

Regardless, I care less about the US government having my info than, say, Russia (especially being part Ukrainian, having Ukrainian friends and family, etc...).


Sure, but there’s a fundamental difference between Russia and China - about as big as between Burma and US.




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