Google video reveals creepy concept for collecting vast quantities of user data

File photo - A Google carpet is seen at the entrance of the new headquarters of Google France before its official inauguration in Paris, France Dec. 6, 2011. A recently surfaced Google video discusses a creepy concept for collecting vast quantities of user data that could span generations. The video, which was obtained by The Verge, paints an unsettling picture of how data could theoretically be harnessed on an epic scale. The Verge reports that the video was produced in 2016 by X, a research and development subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet. X, formerly known as Google X, describes itself as a "moonshot factory" focused on developing technologies to make the world "a radically better place."