Re: [gnso-dow123] [Fwd: us: Google resists pressure on website searches]

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This snippet leaves out several salient points. A) that this information 
was requested not as part of an investigation, but as part of an 
existing case in which the USG wishes to demonstrate the level of 
pornography available through search engines, b) that Yahoo! and 
Microsoft have already conceded to the request, and c) that no request 
for personally identifiable information was made, nor can any be 
extrapolated from the data requested.

Still, very interesting and a reminder how the ever-present 
local-political condition will create massive social pressures on 
centralized systems.

Ken Stubbs wrote:
> FYI... a fwd from apnic maillist..
>
> Hi all
>
> I thought this might be of interest, and sending it
> through early in case it becomes a pay to view article
> before I send out the next news.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
> us: Google resists pressure on website searches
> Google has refused to comply with a US government
> subpoena for information about how people use its
> search engine, opening one of the first legal battles
> over whether law enforcement agencies should have
> access to the increasingly far-reaching data held by
> search engine companies. 
> http://news.ft.com/cms/s/24e48c1e-8928-11da-94a6-0000779e2340.html
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