Julian Assange believes that "Google Ideas" is, amongst other things, a channel for Google to get involved in geopolitics while maintaing political cover and distance - and Google Ideas often engages in surreptitious actions in concert with the US government.
http://www.newsweek.com/assange-google-not-what-it-seems-279...
IMO, anything Assange say needs to be taken with a grain of salt. But then again, the same holds for Google PR.
If your concept of human rights are not in sync with the US State Department because of where/who you are or what you think, you should not use a US-based service for your security.
IMO, anything Assange say needs to be taken with a grain of salt. But then again, the same holds for Google PR.