hopefully the US turning from leader of the free world to Russia's tool will give them the kick they need to realise that just because you trust the government now doesn't mean you trust the next government or the one after it.
However, Google did only start moving to protect location data from subpoenas after people started to worry that location data could be used as a legal weapon against women who went to an abortion clinic, so your larger point stands.
This is exactly like saying that President Trump has nothing to do with the actions of the executive branch agencies today.
when a clown moves into a palace, the clown doesn't become the king - the palace becomes a circus.
President Obama sold himself as a Constitutional scholar who would set right the civil liberties overreach of his predecessor.
You aren't going to convince sane people that his executive branch agencies sought to gut the fourth amendment without his being aware of it, despite months of extensive press coverage.
The demand for encryption just exploded, in a legal gray area (city, state, and federal laws seem to be in conflict here) it's just a question of whether governments allows the supply to follow.
So much humour in one short phrase.
Do you really believe your propaganda or is it just absentmindedly parroting pro permanent war talking points?
It's truly repulsive how imperialistic warmongerers like you pretend you're "the good guys".