Google Admits Handing over European User Data to US Intelligence Agencies
Corporations based and operating in the US are subject to the PATRIOT Act, it's a shitty law but it's still the law. At least they are transparent about it.Edit: here is the article in question: http://www.wiwo.de/politik-weltwirtschaft/google-server-in-e...They asked if their EU based dataceters are also subject to US warrants and they answered that they are.