So, I get what you're saying. I have no intention of abandoning Google either. In fact, I still see Google as the good guys as odd as that might be to many people. In the short term I understand what Edward is saying, but I'm about the long-term game. Doesn't matter what trendy tech company has your data. Yesterday it was Yahoo & Myspace. Today it's Google & Facebook, tomorrow who knows... but the one constant in all of this is a corrupt government. I'm only interested in fixing government and fixing(or destroying) the NSA. Avoiding the victims(Google,Facebook,Apple,etc) of bad laws I don't think solves things in the long term. But, if you're an activist planning a revolution or becoming another whistle-blower in the near future... then by all means do what Edward says so you can at least attempt your plan and not get preemptively stopped.