Google searches handed over to the US government.

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Wow, two hundred years from now, historians will be able to pore over your searches.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4821858.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4631924.stm

― Astaire, Sunday, 19 March 2006 14:40 (twenty years ago)

If we make it that far. Pretty unlikely.

― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Sunday, 19 March 2006 14:44 (twenty years ago)

It's a sign of how rough I feel this afternoon that I thought "they'll be able to connect searches with users, that's bad!" before realising that Google doesn't have users as such - it's not like you have to log on.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 19 March 2006 14:52 (twenty years ago)

they can log your IP though.

― s/c johnson wax (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 19 March 2006 14:58 (twenty years ago)

A federal judge has ordered internet search engine Google to turn over some search data, including 50,000 web addresses, to the US government.
However, Judge James Ware denied a request that Google hand over a list of people's search requests.
The Justice Department had wanted access to search records to help prevent access to online pornography.

The judge said privacy considerations led him to deny part of the department's request.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Sunday, 19 March 2006 14:59 (twenty years ago)

The Justice Department had wanted access to search records to help prevent access to online pornography.

Who on Earth uses Google to find porn?

― melton mowbray's APOCALYPTO! (adr), Sunday, 19 March 2006 15:00 (twenty years ago)

How do you think we all ended up on ILX?

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 19 March 2006 15:05 (twenty years ago)

I was reading this thread and I assumed it was something to do with terrorism.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Sunday, 19 March 2006 16:51 (twenty years ago)

Andrew: they have a google cookie, which they tie to your browser. And since you use gmail, they can tell which computer is yours. Also personalized search keeps a complete history of everything you search for while signed in to Gmail, unless you turn it off.

But really oh noes!! teh g-man knows I searched for how to pronounce eczema my my.

― stet (stet), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:35 (twenty years ago)

First they came for the search results, and I said nothing...

― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:40 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, stet doesn't know how to pronounce eczema. Thanks Google!

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:57 (twenty years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39188000/jpg/_39188589_townshend203.jpg
HAY GUYS WATS GOIN ON

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 19 March 2006 20:12 (twenty years ago)

*MASTURBATES FOR TOMBOT'S POST*

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: is a guy with a belly button piercing (ex machina), Sunday, 19 March 2006 20:13 (twenty years ago)

I love this accompanying photo:

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41237000/jpg/_41237930_googjust-bbc203.jpg

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 19 March 2006 23:37 (twenty years ago)

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