Only if you give them that power. The popular wisdom not to put all your eggs in one basket is still relevant.

You generally can't opt-out from your government, you definitely don't have to opt-in Google services.

You can opt-out from your government by moving to another country - you have more choice than you have on mobile where there is only Google or Apple... :-)

How is that terrifying? I can access the web, use all the base protocols (email, etc) and store all my documents without having to rely upon Google. If I don't like/trust Google, I can easily migrate away. And, if enough people don't like it to make this "Kafka-esque nightmare" more than hyperbole, then the laws of private organizations will catch up and Google will either shape up or be no more.

This is almost the polar opposite of Kafka-esque.

> I can access the web, use all the base protocols (email, etc)

Well, sort-of, and still. If you use the web, you are constantly being tracked by Google as people mindlessly put GA code on all their websites. As for e-mail, it's more and more difficult to set up an e-mail server these days because of anti-spam measures, and Google/MS are dictating the terms here - but MS has a much more relaxed policy. Each time I set up a new mail server, I have to go through the same set of rituals, only to discover Google came up with another requirement and will not deliver my mail if I don't do it.