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Thursday, January 19, 2006

Big Brother is Watching You Search (or at least wants to watch)

The US Government wants Google's search data. Danny Sullivan points out there are other ways they can get the data they're looking for. They don't need to subpoena Google for their data. They weren't looking for personal information or unique user IPs, but they did want Google to hand over a list of all search queries for a one-week period. The government's reasons seem noble, but the tactics they're using don't fall within the bounds of what's acceptable. Like Google says, the Gov is overstepping its bounds on this one.

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