Google is all but impossible to avoid--it's also a huge collector of personal data. WSJ's David Pierce left the bubble of intertwined products and services, and found many comparable apps and services. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street JournalAbout 10 minutes after I decided to try temporarily removing Google from my life—an experiment I hoped would illuminate how much Alphabet’s giant dominates online existence—I messed it all up. I spotted a video of Donald Glover, co-star of “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” giving a Millennium Falcon tour. A few seconds in, I realized I was watching YouTube—Google’s YouTube.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 08, 2018 16:04 UTC