Search engines handing over search records to White House
 

I've been away (home!) and did not really pay much attention to the news whilst I was away, but this caught my eyes when I opened the online Guardian this morning. I find it very scary indeed, and I'm surprised that it was listed way down on the home page. Why is this not attracting more attention - what's going on here?

""Google is resisting a White House subpoena to hand over the records of the searches internet users are asking it to perform, it has emerged.

It also wants a million randomly selected addresses from the index of websites that Google searches.

Google's main competitors have complied with the White House subpoena, according to the court papers. A spokeswoman for Yahoo!, the second-placed search engine, said it did not consider the request "a privacy issue" while MSN refused to comment on the White House request. A statement merely said it worked "closely with law enforcement officials worldwide to assist them when requested". ""

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/onl...691274,00.html

Re: Search engines handing over search records to White House
 

You should be afraid pinko. Guardian readers will be the first to go. ;)

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I think people who read--regardless of what--will be first to go.

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Maybe Dubya needs inspiration on new hot porno searches.

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Reading...isnt that what pinko commie subversives do?

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Yep, and they can write too. And are often heard to protest about this that and the other. So why isn't this latest Big Brother (sic.) intrusion attracting attention? :mad:

Anyway, this place (BE) seems mighty quiet. Where is everyone? What's been happening whilst I was away having fun in London? No one got banned, no big tiffs or anything, no trolls setting the house on fire? Not even any entertaining sexual innuendos? :confused:

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Frankly, I'm glad that they're at least putting up a fight. Will be interesting to see what comes of it.

You telling me. We came close to an all out one yesterday, but unfortunately, it fizzed out :D