[espeed]

#1 of its core philosophies is:

"Focus on the user and all else will follow." (http://www.google.com/about/company/philosophy/)

Don't you think safeguarding its users data and keeping their trust would fall under that?

From a business perspective, if Google loses the trust of its users, it's the beginning of the end. Safeguarding user trust should be priority #1.

[res0nat0r]

They do safeguard their users data. They also comply with laws under which they are subject to, they aren't mutually exclusive.