So, I think there are a couple of structural problems with the report.
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First, it shows *relative* rankings compared to other Internet companies, and not an absolute ranking. I can believe that Google does a better job with privacy than Yandex, say, but that doesn't mean Google does a *good* job with privacy.
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Second, it accepts the premise that massive data collection of thousands or millions of data points on hundreds of millions or billions of customers could ever be in the interest of those customers. Mass data collection is inherently anti-privacy, full stop.
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Finally, it's not in the stated policy that privacy is a problem, but in the breach. It's the individual employee abusing power, like David Barksdale or Nicholas Rotundo. Or it's the secret intelligence or law enforcement surveillance systems, like PRISM.
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