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Re:Google ‘pressure cooker,’ get a police visit? Maybe not. by northwest on Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:21PM (#6143202)
"The government needs legal process—such as a subpoena, court order or search warrant—to force Google to disclose user information."

Well, as long as we know that the NSA has installed hardware at their "partner" companies, the main questions about the degree of access to private user data seem answered to me.

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Re:Google ‘pressure cooker,’ get a police visit? Maybe not. by moocowduckquack on Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:27PM (#6143259)
They don't need to ask google for anything sent in plaintext, they can get that at the ISP.
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