> why not absolutely guarantee that no one will get my > data without my permission or a court order? Google is a US company, and current US law permits the

> why not absolutely guarantee that no one will get my > data without my permission or a court order? Google is a US company, and current US law permits the government to demand private user data without having a court order. Options to solve this are to either move Google HQ out of the US to some country without such laws, or lobby for changes to US laws. The first is not practical, and the second takes a long time.