[Opinionated Blowhard]

This complaint is all over the map. If they have a relationship with the NSA and help them spy, I have no problem with that.

[LonePalm]

This complaint is all over the map. If they have a relationship with the NSA and help them spy, I have no problem with that.

So long as that spying is within the scope of NSA's Charter, I agree.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[TXnMA]

Another obvious link between Google and the espionage/intelligence services is Google Earth. Few folks know that the programing/markup language for Google Earth is "KML" -- or "Keyhole Markup Language".

"Keyhole" is, of course, the code word for the family of huge overhead imagery ("spy") satellites that are, basically, Hubble Space Telescopes -- aimed at Earth:

Keyhole Satellite

The common name, of course, raises the question, "Who really developed Google Earth -- and how did Google get it?