Re:Google Admits Handing over European User Data to US Intel...
by magicalist on Thursday August 11, 2011 @04:41PM
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I don't have any expertise in this area, but the first comment on that article claims that the quote they have wasn't given specifically to that paper, and the original quote is kind of dodgy:
"As a law abiding company, we comply with valid legal process, and that - as for any US based company - means the data stored outside of the U.S. may be subject to lawful access by the U.S. government. That said, we are committed to protecting user privacy when faced with law enforcement requests. We have a long track record of advocating on behalf of user privacy in the face of such requests and we scrutinize requests carefully to ensure that they adhere to both the letter and the spirit of the law before complying."
From that, it sounds like the data is subject to subpoena, but it would be nice to not have speculation three layers thick on this point and just get a straight answer.
"As a law abiding company, we comply with valid legal process, and that - as for any US based company - means the data stored outside of the U.S. may be subject to lawful access by the U.S. government. That said, we are committed to protecting user privacy when faced with law enforcement requests. We have a long track record of advocating on behalf of user privacy in the face of such requests and we scrutinize requests carefully to ensure that they adhere to both the letter and the spirit of the law before complying."
From that, it sounds like the data is subject to subpoena, but it would be nice to not have speculation three layers thick on this point and just get a straight answer.