Google this Google that, Google here, Google there, GOOGLE EVERYWHERE!!!

You may use Google services willingly, or you use it because someone has a gun to your head, or perhaps because Google has invaded large portions of your life, and you can't bring yourself to divorce it...

Whyever, (my new word for the day I made up ..) you are using it, the darn thing enjoys it and even learns from you.

Like a child who's parents are always teaching it new stuff, so it can blackmail you later, or so it can ask for money when you are broke, it loves to watch you, and learn from your actions.

I recently had a problem with updating Google due to the "hack". I really don't believe there was a hack, I believe that Alphabet is getting folks to update, for other reasons...

Why not just explain about the hack instead of saying that they are keeping it under wraps until a large amount of folks have updated it.

That is bogus, and there is absolutely NO reason to do this.

Now, I wasn't able to access several of the sites I get Bitcoin and other things today because I decided not to update.

I was trying to "buck the system" and not update, but I couldn't get into ANY site this morning.

I then updated because I needed to check my accounts, and Google wiped all info after the update.

Not one site was accessable after the update. I am still trying to understand why.

Now, I have lost nearly $180 USD because of this, and Google won't tell me why I "needed" to update.

I have now been using PreSearch and have accessed a few sites, but I did forget passwords for others.

This is so unacceptable, that I will never go back to Google.

Remember that your info is being held hostage and this update is for other reasons than a "hack".

Big tech lies, and it makes it even more fishy saying they won't disclose the hack until after folks update...like Nancy Palosi saying, "we have to pass the bill to see what's in the bill"

What utter nonsense, and they do it because they think we are stupid.