I mean, it’s a valid point and also Warren Buffet’s model for ethics. The overall answer to “is google a trusted friend” was no, and advice to be cautious. The article didn’t contain much context so I assume it’s clickbaity hit piece.

> I mean, it’s a valid point and also Warren Buffet’s model for ethics.

It's not a valid point and has nothing to do with ethics. If you're a gay person, there's nothing unethical about that. But if you happen to live in the Middle East, there's a good chance that your government wants to murder you because of that. Keeping it private is not unethical and doesn't point to you doing anything bad. And it's now impossible to live most of your life without some of it leaking out onto the web, even if you aren't the one actively putting it there yourself. Companies collecting data, people posting stuff about you, etc. If you live any part of your life, it's likely it will end up on the internet without you doing anything.