Except that theory doesn't explain the public statements either. Google has specifically denied having a drop box facility: "We cannot say this more clearly—t

Except that theory doesn't explain the public statements either. Google has specifically denied having a drop box facility: "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." https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/TMh6gUVrwMq https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/TMh6gUVrwMq Among other features WashPo specifically describes live interception which would require more sophisticated integration than a mere drop box facility: "Google’s offerings include Gmail, voice and video chat, Google Drive files, photo libraries, and live surveillance of search terms." http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story_3.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence... Not to mention NYT's independent source: "In one recent instance, the National Security Agency sent an agent to a tech company’s headquarters to monitor a suspect in a cyberattack, a lawyer representing the company said. The agent installed government-developed software on the company’s server and remained at the site for several weeks to download data to an agency laptop. In other instances, the lawyer said, the agency seeks real-time transmission of data, which companies send digitally." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/technology/tech-companies-bristling-concede-to-government-surveillance-efforts.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&hp http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/technology/tech-companies-...