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It used to be that I just assumed Google mined the absolute seven fucks out of my private data.
no need to assume. their legal bullshit (aka user agreement) already says so every time.
Of course, of course. Wouldn't want to be caught doing anything illegal - that might incur liabilities. Unethical and amoral are fair play though.
"Your Honor, the defense submits - as exhibit A - a six-hundred page lease agreement written in a language that ostensibly resembles English. If you'll turn to page 497, you'll note that the woman in question signed away her right to sue for the subsequent rape pursuant to §164, subsection 5..."
Somehow, I don't think that would fly, but apparently - just like email isn't legally protected like the kind nobody uses anymore used to be: if it happens online, it's completely different.
Luckily for the europeans, those agreements are unenforcable.