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Tuesday
24Jan2006

Google vs US Justice Department

Google is resisting demands from the US Justice Department to hand over user data, which the authorities claim it needs for its ongoing investigation into online porn. The Justice Department has issued Google with a subpoena which demands it must comply with the request; AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo have all handed over the data.


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David Rowan writes in today’s Times questioning the very practice of Google and other online corporations retaining our user data, and other personal information. It’s an insightful article that questions the British publics apathetic acquiescence of institutional/corporate surveillance of individuals.


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