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google knows where you live, but they don't know who is controlling the devices you have connected on internet, the ddos are using real devices like, routers, smart stuff, roombas, and pirate TV devices to turn then in zombie for attacks.
Edit: fuck google, ain't defend them just showing the terrible truth behind all the smart stuff, not only google is affected, genuine services are also, like Cloudflare