[echevil]

They would still send your data to the government when there is a subpoena I suppose

[bduerst]

If they didn't comply with subpoenas, people would be complaining that Google thought it was above the law.

[echevil]

It does seem there’s little difference from what they’re trying to do in China then.

[SuperNinKenDo]

There's a massive difference. Complying with subpoenas is not the same as giving the government on-tap access to all data at their leisure. And for all the US's problems, the rule of law and respect for the rights of citizen's and responsibilities of the state toward them in the administration of justice is leaps and bounds better and more transparent in the United States.

[echevil]

if you say so..

[whamlastxmas]

There is a big relationship between Google and the US government for the sake of retrieving user information and logs for legal purposes.