Google concerned about government interference on user privacy

AOL recently found themselves in a major PR fiasco when they accidentally (??) released searched keyword database of their users online.

The company was blasted from everyone including privacy advocates and general users on the net. AOL had to issue a public apology though it’s too little too late.

Now, Google has said in a statement that they are more worried about interference from government bodies around the world on user privacy of data stored with them.

The company operates the world’s most popular web search engine and stores vast amounts of data on the Web surfing habits of its users.

CEO Eric Schmidt spoke during a conference that they put all necessary safeguards in place to protect its users’ personal data from theft or accidental release. However, they believe that a more serious threat to user privacy lay in potential demands on Google by governments to make the company give up data on its customer’s surfing habits.