I'm sure that you're right, but I would love to have a list of references for this. Where do you find credible information on the labor sources of these companies?

"Good to the last drop!"

Believe it or not, I can be concerned about both.

The difference is, the place where I live has some data privacy regulations which actually get enforced, and I have some legal recourse against organizations which mishandle my data. China does not have such regulations and I do not have any recourse against organizations based there, so my risk from them is significantly higher.

What? there's nothing important in Pine Gap.

Even the Pentagon doesn't know where they are!

Does anyone remember MSN WebTV?

It technically worked.

Greenwashing.

Just don't walk behind them, or they might try to kick you.

This is really good advice for basically every animal with hooves. They mostly have a blind spot directly behind, like horses:

If you walk up behind them inside that blind spot and then move out to either side and suddenly appear in their vision, they'll react defensively, usually by trying to kick you with their hind legs.

Basically if you can't see the animal's eyes then assume it can't see you, and stay out of kicking range.

Or just reinstalls it in the next update.

I'm having trouble understanding your point. What is the "quiet part"? That representatives from a foreign government visited Taipei?