Google: Open Letter to Australians
Google evil etc etc aside, they have been decent custodians of their users data. I don&#x27;t really want to trust Google, but they behave much better than the Australian government, who recently admitted they spy on their citizens [0], can coerce citizens and companies to install backdoors into their companies software [1].<p>I trust Murdoch less than the government, and much much less than Google. Remember when Murdoch institutions illegally wiretapped celebrities, politicians, royal family members and relatives of dead British soldiers [2]?<p>0: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;australia-news&#x2F;2020&#x2F;aug&#x2F;06&#x2F;peter-dutton-confirms-australia-could-spy-on-its-own-citizens-under-cybersecurity-plan" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;australia-news&#x2F;2020&#x2F;aug&#x2F;06&#x2F;peter...</a><p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;australia-encryption-law-global-impact&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;australia-encryption-law-global-...</a><p>2: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;News_International_phone_hacking_scandal" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;News_International_phone_hacki...</a>