{"id":4201,"date":"2019-04-28T12:44:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T18:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interestingauthors.com\/blog\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2019-04-28T12:44:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T18:44:43","slug":"google-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/society\/google-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Google May be Hazardous to Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/resizer\/28sCuiDf-rhWwsenOG73sjx8RGY=\/800x0\/www.trbimg.com\/img-5cc58357\/turbine\/la-1556448084-1cs1ypimwv-snap-image\" alt=\"Google crane accident\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google crane accident<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People used to laugh when I said Google was the for-profit wing of the NSA. They don&#8217;t laugh so much anymore now that it is becoming obvious even to people who live under rocks just how much data Google collects on everyone. The NSA has to get a FISA warrant. Google doesn&#8217;t bother. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/nationnow\/la-na-crane-collapse-seattle-google-20190428-story.html\">Now there is a new reason to fear Google coming to a city near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just wait until Google powers your driverless car recording every conversation, every destination and time. 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