The U.S. has no economy, it is a joke. I cannot believe this BS counts into our GDP.

If (IF!) the U.S. government is a corrupt authoritarian regime does it matter what services Google was providing?

When is the point we see that boycotting these companies that are helping kill, lets say 100 little girls with a tomahawk missiles, is the very least we can do?

The only good internet is a dead internet.

Can anyone point to resources to help me end my habitual dependence on the internet?

Is this something that needs to be tracked to bring into your awareness? We have a memory storage device sitting on top of our spine. When I drink I feel drunk. Easy. If the change is noticeable you will notice it and remember it.

I am just trying to save you time and escape the cycle of "optimizations" which is where all this data logging leads.

That made me laugh, but it was a sad laugh, because it is true.