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Actually, they are not allowed to do whatever they want. Nobody is, but okay, believe that if you may.

>A government somewhere telling Google what they have to do globally?

If Google had individual companies in individual countries, with no data (Google's property) being shared, you might have a point. Its a bit more complicated than you make it sound.

> That's scary/stupid

I believe that things seem less scary or stupid if you take the time to understand them.