&gt; Yes, because it has to, to serve the sync purpose.<p>If you bothered to read my post, I never said that couldn&#x27;t be done. They simply need to be <i>liable</i> (both civil and criminal) for any problems that arrive.<p>The idea that Google gets to collect all the data on people they want without any responsibility for how they handle that data is insane.<p>&gt; OK now you must be trolling.<p>The fact that you think my post could be trolling suggests you aren&#x27;t taking the risks from data aggregation anywhere near as seriously as you should be.<p>I&#x27;m not - those are examples, not an exhaustive list. That said, data stays around forever, while 2nd graders eventually grow up. If you want a more likely example, try insurance companies.