MyDataWork POV — Color me skeptical about the supposed ease of bridging public and private data with Data Commons on Spanner. The promise of streamlined integration sounds appealing until you consider the nuanced complexities of data privacy and governance. Businesses are expected to navigate a labyrinth of compliance issues, and that’s before addressing the practicalities of aligning disparate data structures. The claim of simplicity glosses over these hurdles, leaving a gap between ambition and reality that’s all too familiar in data work.