Thanks for taking the time to read and reflect. Too many people simply have a knee-jerk reaction to these types of things. Probably because it is really hard to think about and consider the dark/nefarious side of googe/facebook/etc... I can't argue that, to some, there are benefits to using those types of companies. However, it would be nice if our personal information and communications were not part of the business model. Having it that way makes it very tempting to a government to snoop by penalizing or rewarding private companies who cooperate. Since death by government (democide) is by far the leading cause of death for humankind, I'd feel much better if they didn't know all there was to know about all of us.