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#Google is profitable only because it steals our data.
Take for example Australia:
- Mere data transfer costs, externalized to its users by Google, amount to AU$580M per year (https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/smartphones/accc-investigating-oracle-research-showing-google-users-android-phone-plan-data-to-spy/news-story/3ca0cdaa3cc6992d134355bd0b7fcf40?nk=616cccc3cc52782bdfabd88f25d98363-1526466132).
- Google's profit in Australia is ~AU$150M and revenue (depending on standards) AU$1.02B - AU$3.46B (https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-australia-posts-au125m-profit-as-it-continues-to-fight-ato-tax-matters/-8.
If Google had to pay us for the data it steals, it would be in bankrupt right away.