Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 19th Mar 2006 15:36 UTC
In a move that alleviates some privacy concerns, a federal judge granted part of a Justice Department request for Google search data but said users' search queries were off-limits. The 21-page order [.pdf] issued Friday by US District Judge James Ware, represented little change from his stance at a hearing earlier this week.
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so much for privacy!!
Did you RTFA?
"It's a well-reasoned decision, and it does minimize privacy and civil liberties implications," said Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
The judge said Google did not have to turn over any search results. The only thing they are asked to turn over is a random sample of 50,000 sites they index. If anything, it sets a precedent for search engines being able to refuse to give information to the feds. Your reaction just seems a little knee-jerk
The decision is a win. If Google has the right to refuse to hand over 5000 random search results (without IPs), I don't think we have to worry too much about them being forced at a later date to hand over anything that might actually incriminate someone or compromise anyone's privacy.