> You think Google is handing off data about all of these searches to the government? Snowden's leaks showed the NSA collects data from google. Google would h

> You think Google is handing off data about all of these searches to the government? Snowden's leaks showed the NSA collects data from google. Google would have no power to stop them from taking whatever they want and they seem to want everything. Lavabit tried to provide a service where everything was encrypted and secure but the government demanded they compromise the service so they could spy on people or shut down. They decided to shut down. You think our 3 letter agencies are shaking down small tech-savvy email providers while ignoring a target like Google? A company that is devoted to collecting our personal info?