Drummond adds: We cannot say this more clearly—the government does not have access to Google servers—not directly, or via a back door, or a so-called drop box.

Drummond adds: We cannot say this more clearly—the government does not have access to Google servers—not directly, or via a back door, or a so-called drop box. Nor have we received blanket orders of the kind being discussed in the media. It is quite wrong to insinuate otherwise. We provide user data to governments only in accordance with the law. Our legal team reviews each and every request, and frequently pushes back when requests are overly broad or don’t follow the correct process. And we have taken the lead in being as transparent as possible about government requests for user information. https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/TMh6gUVrwMq https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/TMh6gUVrwMq