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The New York Times - Postcards From Planet Google
by Decius at 1:58 pm EDT, Apr 21, 2005

] Google currently does not allow outsiders to gain access
] to raw data because of privacy concerns. Searches are
] logged by time of day, originating I.P. address
] (information that can be used to link searches to a
] specific computer), and the sites on which the user
] clicked. People tell things to search engines that they
] would never talk about publicly -- Viagra, pregnancy
] scares, fraud, face lifts. What is interesting in the
] aggregate can be seem an invasiion of privacy if narrowed
] to an individual.
]
] So, does Google ever get subpoenas for its information?
]
] ''Google does not comment on the details of legal matters
] involving Google
,'' Mr. Brin responded.

This shit is going to come to a head eventually.


 
 
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