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The data is handed over because a sovereign nation issued a legally binding court order. Google hands over data when required to do so by court order, otherwise it doesn't.

You can't pay Google for private information unless you have a court order, and Google is compelled to hand over data whether or not the feds can pay. The data is not being sold. Google is only being paid for resources it is already legally obligated to spend.



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