SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A federal judge said Tuesday he intends to require Google Inc. to turn over some information to the Department of Justice in its quest to revive a law making it harder for children to see online pornography.U.S. District Judge James Ware did not immediately say whether the data will include words that users entered into the Internet's leading search engine.
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The Justice Department downplayed Google's concerns, arguing it doesn't want any personal information...
[from the AP via CNN.com]
Yeah, right. Methinks the government doth protest too much, particularly when you see the government’s rationale for demanding this info:
The government believes the test will show how easily it is to get around filtering software that's supposed to prevent children from seeing sexually explicit material on the Web.
Well, damn, you don’t need Google’s records to do that -- you just need a computer with some useless filtering software, like SmartFilter.
Slippery slope alert. The government is coming for your Google searches. I recommend starting your surfing day as I do: with a Google search on this phrase, so that when pervy Uncle Sam comes snooping, he'll know exactly what you think of him:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Just bookmark this link. It’s fun!
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