After doubts in Google's loyalty towards their consumers in protecting the confidentiality of personal data in connection with the scandal with PRISM program of the National Security Agency U.S., the headquarters officially denied that Google was involved in collusion with the NSA. It's high time that governments get together and decide some rules around secret data gathering and except the American, Google invite also the European and the other politicians. They retrieved their position they will not give access to their servers to the Nation Security Agency. Google will continue to push to be able to publish more information about secret requests for data, but mention "they don't write the laws" and they are not part of a government program.
A PowerPoint presentation from the NSA suggested that it had "direct" access to the systems of nine companies – Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, Apple, Skype, PalTalk, YouTube, Facebook and Google. The companies have denied allowing such access. Google has said that it did provide a secure file transfer system for data requested by the NSA under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders, whose contents are secret.
Google don't question that there are legitimate requests for data – in a criminal attack, for example, or a suspected terrorist attack but they are fighting for more transparency. Google did not answer the question if they submitted data about Fisa requests before the scandal broke.
Google backed the work of Viviane Reding, vice-president of the European commission, to simplify privacy laws "in a way that both protects consumers online and stimulates economic growth".
Google’s response to the audience shows the company feels the effect of the lack of trust and is trying to regain its reputation. For Google the business is based on the trust of the users and the idea they are related with secret government project makes them feel troubled.
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