For those who don't know about this, the US government is asking Google for its search data and the links it indexes to support its claim in an ongoing court case on pornography. Google till date has resisted giving the data away citing the privacy concerns of its users and the risk of the competition knowing its trade secrets.
The US says that others have complied with the request and it's only Google which is resisting. I want the other big players Yahoo & MSN to come out in the open on what they have provided to the US government.
A lot of privacy groups have raised their concerns on this account and rightly so. The US govt has become notorious for spying each and everyone and I'm sure they are not going to stop with this request. I hope Google stands firm.
I'm sure that a vast majority of the users outside of the US use Google and if Google gives away the data, it's not just the US people's information that changes hands.
The Internet companies have long complied with the governments and this is the first time I'm learning about a feud in the open. This is going to set a new trend. Let's wait and watch!
Google, I'm with you.
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