Anticipation of stories like this are why I didn't rely much on Google 20 years ago.

Never used Gmail other than as a throwaway account.

Went many years before I had a Youtube account. Finally made one to upload some videos. I am normally not logged in.

(OK, OK - I was more concerned with them suddenly charging for a "free" service, as well as selling data to commercial enterprises than with them giving to the government).

(OK, OK - I do use Android).

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tclancy 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What will the world be like in 2046?

	▲	duckmysick 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Does anyone else remember Epic 2014? It was a video made years ago that speculated about the future of the internet and media, with the end game being personalized news written by a computer. The timeline is off but the brand names are mostly the usual suspects. Rewatching it now gives me this uncanny feeling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUHBPuHS-7s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPIC_2014
	▲	BeetleB 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		The same :-) Edit: People are not understanding the humor in the question. I implied I predicted this reality 20 years ago, and he's asking for another prediction 20 years out.
	▲	shmeeed 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		That doesn't matter. The question is, who do you trust with your private data forever? To me and the parent, the answer is obvious: no one except yourself.
	▲	greenavocado 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Digital gulag of whitelisted opinions and actions you are allowed to think/perform/express