] As an intermediary, the OSP finds itself in a position to
] collect and store detailed information about its users
] and their online activities that may be of great interest
] to third parties. The USA PATRIOT Act also provides the
] government with expanded powers to request this
] information. As a result, OSP owners must deal with
] requests from law enforcement and lawyers to hand over
] private user information and logs. Yet, compliance with
] these demands takes away from an OSP's goal of providing
] users with reliable, secure network services. In this
] paper, EFF offers some suggestions, both legal and
] technical, for best practices that balance the needs of
] OSPs and their users privacy and civil liberties.

I wish Google would agree to drop the last two octets from IPs in their logs.

EFF: Best Practices for Online Service Providers