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by judge2020 2049 days ago
This plays into why Google is so big, doesn't it? Where by offering immensely valuable things (like trust[0], video hosting[1]) for free, people are willing to give up a host of freedoms assuming it doesn't directly impact them/the apps they use (which is most often doesn't, with the exception being Fortnite, and even then it just becomes another topic for reddit to have flame wars about).

0: https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/global-antivirus-s...

1: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/29/21531711/google-alphabet...