[naiveai]

It isn't really surprising when those foreign powers are actively hostile not only to your country, but to fundamental moral principles you hold dear.

To be clear, it's definitely not at all better in any meaningful sense for Google/the US government to have your data. But sometimes it's about the principle of the thing.

[pydry]

I can understand it if you place a high degree in your own government to look out for your interests and distrust the foreign power.

However if you distrust your own government it makes little sense to put all your data eggs in their basket.

I don't understand where principles come into it. Privacy is about risk avoidance.