...after I wrote to them commending them for their stance on resisting the demand for data from the US Government. Of course, that was before the news broke that they have agreed to facilitate blocking of web site content inside China...
Here is the reply I received, followed by my original email:

Hi Graham,

Thank you for your note about the United States Justice Department's
request for Google's aggregated search data. Google is not a party to the
lawsuit in question, and we believe this demand for information
overreaches. We participated in lengthy discussions with the Justice
Department to try to resolve this issue, but were not able to. We intend
to resist their motion vigorously.

Regards,
The Google Team

Original Message Follows:
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From: graham@grahamshevlin.com
Subject: Google search database information
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:39:09 -0000

I am writing to you to inform you that I have just read about the attempt
by the Federal Government to obtain Google search records.
I am pleased that Google is fighting the demand to turn over search
records. This demand is nothing more than a non-targetted "fishing
expedition" for so-far-undisclosed reasons. Complying in any way with this
demand will not only undermine Google's privacy policy; it would probably
be undermining the personal protections in the current U.S. Constitution.

I do have to make one point clear. If Google does comply with any part of
this demand, I will have no choice but to sever my relationship with you.
I will not utilize any Google-related services if that is practicable and
in my overall personal interests. This is an issue of crucial personal
importance to me, and societal importance to the United States. No elected
government should have the right to collect data on the private activities
of its citizens without having to show probable cause.
Please feel free to use any part of this response within Google to
emphasize that your consumers support your current policy towards
unreasonable data mining demands.

Sincerely

Graham Shevlin