google and the government

[Kitsune]

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.

Ah, many would appear wiser were they to follow the bible.

Anyways, it should be noted Google didn't turn over their data because they can't, not because they intend to stand against the order. They can't get their stuff straight in the given time, so they told the DoJ to find someone else to bother.

Even in the initial request there was no requirement to know what user/IP/ISP the search came from, nor what website was linked to by the search, nor what URL resulted from the search. They simply want 1 million random user entered search terms from one week and one million random URLs from one week. What any of this does in the "war to save the children" is beyond me.

Oh, does anyone remember when Google used to have a page that would show you what was being searched for at the time you hit the page until it became to difficult to manage? It was kind of cool.

This is not a big deal, but this still scares me. A lot. I just can't pinpoint why.