It is remarkable how similar the two statements from Larry Page (LP) and Mark Zuckerberg (MZ) are below. The same responses worded slightly differently, and expressed in the same order:

LP: "...we have not joined any program that would give the U.S. government—or any other government—direct access to our servers."

MZ: "..Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers."

LP: "... we provide user data to governments only in accordance with the law."

MZ: "we... always follow the correct processes and all applicable laws."

LP: "...we have long believed—there needs to be a more transparent approach."

MZ: "We strongly encourage all governments to be much more transparent..."

It almost looks like they are reading from a template or script!