Indeed a powerful empire together with FB and their subsidiaries including twitter and whatsapp- they basically knows the whos, the whats, the wheres of everyone in the world...which are then placed at service of the US gov...giving US gov incredible intelligence that one could only dream.
No wonder putin can only trust the old phone and fax.
Countries outside the US should investigate and sanctions any bridges on privacy and security that US companies in cahoot with State dept engage in.
Huge fines against google..or outright banning like china have done..could help them become less evil.