No, that's employees misusing data - not them giving it out.
And, in that case, Google dealt with the bad actors. I'm perfectly fine with that outcome. Google didn't do it, rogue employees did it. That's able to happen anywhere. Trying to say Google did it is just disingenuous and not arguing in good faith.
Leaking data is the same thing as giving it out. Whether it's Joe Schmoe doxxing his boss for firing him or some big company data-mining it's plethora of users, a person's information is being collected, which can easily be used for dangerous purposes. While I'll stand corrected about rogue employees misusing data, Google itself
does give it out users' personal information to the NSA, as explained here:
https://news.yahoo.com/google-facebook-cooperated-nsa-prism-145643099.html They could've chose to get into a huge legal battle with them over the ethics of doing this, but didn't. Instead, they bent the knee, and now they're known for producing spyware disguised as software. Those two reasons alone are enough to not trust them, especially when the Powers That Be are using that information to their advantage.
I just don't go through life being paranoid. I (nor you) are really all that special. Google cares about you as an aggregate, not as a person.
I wouldn't necessarily I'm paranoid, but I will say I'm careful about who I trust, because the person (or company in this case) who claims to "have your back" is guaranteed to backstab you though clever and manipulative ways. Obviously, I'd rather trust someone or some organization who knows what they're doing or talking about, stands firmly behind their principles, and can back up both though action. Thankfully, because I trust my gut, and I'm very good at observing people, I can pick up on their sketchiness and be less-likely to fall for their BS.
While you and I may not be special, it doesn't always take much to become that. Malcolm X came from a family of 8, living in foster care, living a juvenile detention home, being told by his teacher that he couldn't become a lawyer because he was black, working as a dishwasher, and being sentenced to prison for larceny. Despite all of that, he became one of the most influential figures in US history. Just imagine he much more influential he would've been if he was living in modern times and had access to the web to get his message across. Obviously, a person going from nothing to that is going to grab the attention of some powerful people and organizations (and he did because he was assassinated).