'Judge to Order Google to Turn Over Records'

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Judge to Order Google to Turn Over Records
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer
1 hour ago


SAN JOSE, Calif. - A federal judge said Tuesday he intends to order Google Inc. to turn over some of its Internet records to the U.S. Justice Department, but expressed reservations about requiring the company to divulge some of its most sensitive data _ the actual requests that people enter into its popular search engine.

U.S. District Judge James Ware told the Justice Department it can expect to get at least some of the information sought from Google as part of the Bush administration's effort to revive a law meant to shield children from online pornography.

But Ware stressed he was "particularly concerned" about the Justice Department's demand for a random sample of search requests entered into Google's Internet-leading search engine.

The judge said he didn't want to do anything to create the perception that Internet search engines and other large online databases could become tools for government surveillance. He seemed less concerned about requiring Google to supply the government with a random list of Web sites indexed by the company.<snip>

http://www.comcast.net/news/technology/index.jsp?cat=TECHNOLOGY&fn=/2006/03/14/345425.html&cvqh=itn_google

[MasonJar]

1. Thank you, Google. This cannot be a cheap struggle.

[Ufomammut]

2. Oh come on, that is soooooo

Tinfoil!

[MasonJar]

3. By the way, coals for you, ATandT, etc. who willingly gave our

info to the feds. I hope you go under as soon as possible. I for one will never use you again.

[Kahuna]

4. And weren't they handsomely rewarded for their cooperation?

The baby bells are back together now. It won't be long before the new AT&T swallows up Verizon, and we'll be exactly back were we started.

[Hutzpa]

7. I knew there was something up when........

AT&T offer me free internet, they might be monitoring me as I type, but guess what.....I could care less, as long as I'm not funding any organization or sending money to any clandestine organization I have nothing to fear.

[RC]

5. The child prono is either just an excuse for something else or

they need it to study long & hard. Remember these are repug here.

[Hutzpa]

6. Here goes internet freedom.......they are coming

this is the beginning, you see what they are using, child Pornography. I feel sick to my stomach, I wish I can send all these sick pervert to Guantanamo, these ass-wipe will always look for scape-goats to get their way.

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