Google isn't the only 'bad guy', but certainly is one. Monopolies often emerge from something initially good and revolutionary, and end in something different. Google is definitely a search-engine monopolist - it was the best in early days, and is the best still. But, does it come from their continuous increasing in proficiency, or has it some connection with destroying competition and enlarging initial business in one super-business (take care about companies that Google/Alphabet now owns)?
The one which incidentally wants to have most of your private info, credit card number, and whatnot; has search history and scans your email for keywords (last one without visible notice, perhaps it was hidden somewhere in huge end user agreement) - or, to be paranoid, sells you a OS on device with camera and microphone where mic is always 'on' to hear 'OK, Google' - does it listens for something else, too? Does it listens only what owner says? And Google has highly developed voice recognition and translation software, too. Paranoid person can't feel safe as long as any Google-powered device is around. Non-paranoid one just doesn't care about those.
I stopped using smart-phones (tending to be paranoid) several years ago, but for everyone - it's (in my firm belief) not a question *what if it happens* if Google is hacked, but rather *when it happens* or *did it happened already*. There's no 100% unbreakable system - and having years of information all in one basket...
And I'm happy because of EC penalty and hope this is just a beginning - not only for Google, but all companies in similar position. Someone might remember at some time Microsoft was near to be separated into several companies (by US laws and on their initiative), because 'monopolistic behaviour'....
