OT: Google lawsuit update

[Helen]

Google ordered by judge to release some search data
03.19.2006, 05:08 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Google Inc has been ordered to turn over some data on sites in its
popular search engine to the US federal government following a judge's ruling.

Maintaining that the case raises 'vital interests,' US District Judge James Ware issued a
21-page ruling Friday that ordered the California-based search engine to hand over data on a
limited number of sites.

But he rejected the Justice Department's attempt to obtain more sensitive data that might
disclose the online search habits of web users, noting that that could spark a possible 'loss
of good will' among its users.

Federal prosecutors sought the information as ammunition in a legal fight to revive an
overturned 1998 statute making it a crime for websites to allow minors access to adult material
online such as pornography.

 

[looker007]

Google ordered by judge to release some search data
03.19.2006, 05:08 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Google Inc has been ordered to turn over some data on sites in its
popular search engine to the US federal government following a judge's ruling.

Maintaining that the case raises 'vital interests,' US District Judge James Ware issued a
21-page ruling Friday that ordered the California-based search engine to hand over data on a
limited number of sites.

But he rejected the Justice Department's attempt to obtain more sensitive data that might
disclose the online search habits of web users, noting that that could spark a possible 'loss
of good will' among its users.

Federal prosecutors sought the information as ammunition in a legal fight to revive an
overturned 1998 statute making it a crime for websites to allow minors access to adult material
online such as pornography.

Well doesn't that just make illogical sense. The responsibility is on
PARENTS to police their children and their use of a computer. How is a
SEARCH ENGINE supposed to determine the age of someone at a keyboard.
Little John and Jane Doe can easily click the "I'm over 18" button to
any website requiring "age" consent to view online webpages.
Again, it's up to the parents to censor their childrens use of an "at
home" computer.

--Looker007

 

[hummingbird]

Well doesn't that just make illogical sense. The responsibility is on
PARENTS to police their children and their use of a computer. How is a
SEARCH ENGINE supposed to determine the age of someone at a keyboard.
Little John and Jane Doe can easily click the "I'm over 18" button to
any website requiring "age" consent to view online webpages.
Again, it's up to the parents to censor their childrens use of an "at
home" computer.

The Almighty State knows better.

 

[Al Klein]

Well doesn't that just make illogical sense. The responsibility is on
PARENTS to police their children and their use of a computer. How is a
SEARCH ENGINE supposed to determine the age of someone at a keyboard.
Little John and Jane Doe can easily click the "I'm over 18" button to
any website requiring "age" consent to view online webpages.
Again, it's up to the parents to censor their childrens use of an "at
home" computer.

They could require each user to establish an account, after providing
written proof of age.

Didn't someone claim that it would be easier if (when) the US were
(becomes) a dictatorship?

_1984_ didn't get it wrong, it just missed the date by a few decades.

 

[Marten Kemp]

Google ordered by judge to release some search data
03.19.2006, 05:08 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Google Inc has been ordered to turn over some data on sites in its
popular search engine to the US federal government following a judge's ruling.

Maintaining that the case raises 'vital interests,' US District Judge James Ware issued a
21-page ruling Friday that ordered the California-based search engine to hand over data on a
limited number of sites.

But he rejected the Justice Department's attempt to obtain more sensitive data that might
disclose the online search habits of web users, noting that that could spark a possible 'loss
of good will' among its users.

Federal prosecutors sought the information as ammunition in a legal fight to revive an
overturned 1998 statute making it a crime for websites to allow minors access to adult material
online such as pornography.

Anybody else notice that this is under "an overturned 1998 statute?"
In other words, "We don't care if it's been ruled unconstitutional,
we're going ahead regardless." Or, as has been attributed to Dubya,
"The Consitiution's just a goddamned piece of paper."

My new motto is "Impeachment 2007."

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[Al Klein]

Anybody else notice that this is under "an overturned 1998 statute?"
In other words, "We don't care if it's been ruled unconstitutional,
we're going ahead regardless." Or, as has been attributed to Dubya,
"The Consitiution's just a goddamned piece of paper."

It's still kind of lonely down here, Marten.