The presentation makes it seem they are harvesting the data. That would resolve any apparent contradiction. The biggest question is how? Surely google has noticed these man in the middle attacks. I think the guardian misinterpreted the word "provider".
Edit: it appears the NSA has google's ssl keys. That would explain all the talk about "direct access".
Edit: it appears the NSA has google's ssl keys. That would explain all the talk about "direct access".