<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
The way I heard it on the news today was they were asking for search records related to child pornography. ie: naked child, child porn....
Then they were going to use that information to eventually gather the emails and/or IP's of those searchers. Personal information can and would be gathered if the government fells it necessary.
There is another case in PA involving COPA and the Bush Admin.. In which it involves access available to minors. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think its the same case. The law was shot down by the Supreme Court and the Bush administration is trying to bring it back.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> From the SJ Mercury News:
The move is part of a government effort to revive an Internet child protection law struck down two years ago by the U.S. Supreme Court. The law was meant to punish online pornography sites that make their content accessible to minors. The government contends it needs the Google data to determine how often pornography shows up in online searches.
In court papers filed in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Justice Department lawyers revealed that Google has refused to comply with a subpoena issued last year for the records, which include a request for 1 million random Web addresses and records of all Google searches from any one-week period. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'm sure the government will misuse whatever info they get.
Anyways, good for Google. A little sad the others rolled over so easily.