Well, subpoenas are issued prior to someone being judged guilty. And, I don't know if you agree, but "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about" is a very poor justification for any kind of invasion of privacy.
As I'm sure people are aware :-
1. Google DNS tracks all domain queries
2. Chrome basically key logs everything you type into the search bar.
3. Android tracks calls, messages, IMs, emails..
4. Google Fiber has the potential to track even more content
If there were lets say 20 different services, there would be NO way to connect email account foo@email.com with a forum posting from member RedSpike93 to a search for "escorts in miami". Google engineers have already been fired for stalking teens, accessing private info, etc.
Heck, its kind of unbelievable that not too long ago, Netscape was sued for "only" tracking what users downloaded.
The chances of my information being subpoenaed are remote, and even if it was, the invasion of privacy would be more of an annoyance than any sort of existential problem. I waste a certain percentage of time online reading random stuff. I look at porn occasionally. I consume long-form journalism on obscure topics. I make international calls a few times a month...to immediate family members who live overseas in unremarkable places and circumstances.
You're not constitutionally protected from any invasion of privacy; the 4th amendment requires that authorities explain what they're looking for when they apply for a search warrant. Obviously Google services are not ideal for everyone, and could become less suitable depending on the future evolution of the political climate wherever one happens to be, but for a lot of people what you describe is just not a practical problem.
If there were lets say 20 different services, there would be NO way to connect email account foo@email.com with a forum posting from member RedSpike93 to a search for "escorts in miami".
OK, then use 20 different services. For other people, the utility of convenience and vertical integration outweighs the utility of keeping private their searches for 'rubber duckie kitchenware'. (Disclaimer: I have never actually searched for rubber duckie kitchenware)
You can't evade a subpoena. A recipient could contest it, though.
>"I haven't been judged guilty yet, so the courts have no right to gather evidence"
You can only know that the requested information is evidence of something when you actually receive it. That is a very high bar.
However, anything can be subpoenaed as long as it has some vague notion of relevance. Under that less-stricter criteria, a general "electronic communication" subpoena sent to Google includes a much larger set of data, most of which, is useless, but might contain embarrassing information that could be leaked to the media to smear someone.
As I'm sure people are aware :-
1. Google DNS tracks all domain queries 2. Chrome basically key logs everything you type into the search bar. 3. Android tracks calls, messages, IMs, emails.. 4. Google Fiber has the potential to track even more content
If there were lets say 20 different services, there would be NO way to connect email account foo@email.com with a forum posting from member RedSpike93 to a search for "escorts in miami". Google engineers have already been fired for stalking teens, accessing private info, etc.
Heck, its kind of unbelievable that not too long ago, Netscape was sued for "only" tracking what users downloaded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specht_v._Netscape_Communicatio....