Google Wins Ruling on Turning Over Search Queries to Government

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. won a partial victory in a battle with the government when a federal judge ruled yesterday that the company didn't have to turn over customer search queries to the U.S. Justice Department.

U.S. District Judge James Ware in San Jose, California, refused to make Google, the most-used Internet search engine, give the agency 5,000 search queries as part of an effort to defend a law aimed at keeping children from accessing Internet pornography. Ware did rule Google had to comply with the U.S. demand for 50,000 Web addresses from its index of Web sites.

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Hey thanks for that update! Good to hear.

Hasta Luego amigo.

I think that it is very good that Google just dont bend over, and take it upp the ass.

Don't hold back Eldmannen...tell us what you really think!

Agreed.

Okay, seriously, can the government come up with a lamer excuse for compromising its citizens security?!!

WTF does obtaining RANDOM search queries do to prevent children from accessing pornography? NOT A DAMN THING, that is what! Last time I checked, search engines such as Google don't make you prove your age to them. So even if the government finds out that people were indeed searching for porn, how on Earth will they be able to tell whether it was a kid or not?

If it wasn't for the fact that it would be totally futile, I would say that Google should sue the government! After all, the gov tried to force a company to do something that is totally unreasonable/unnecessary, which costs them money and time that they could be devoting to new products. I realize Google ain't hurting for funds, but last time I checked, neither was the US Government!

A big huge THANK YOU to Google for not being a bunch of spineless pansies, like some other web-based companies. *cough* Yahoo! *cough*

IN your face you fatcat politicians.