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U.S. Government Wants Google Search Records

Posted by Zonk on from the proud-to-be-an-american? dept.

JimBridgerBowl writes "According to the San Jose Mercury News, The Bush administration wants access to Google's huge database of search queries submitted by users to track how often pornography is returned in results. This information would be used for Bush's appeal of the 2004 COPA law, targeted to prevent access to pornography by children. The law was struck down because it would have restricted adults access to legal pornography. Google is promising to fight the release of this information." From the article: "The Supreme Court invited the government to either come up with a less drastic version of the law or go to trial to prove that the statute does not violate the First Amendment and is the only viable way to combat child porn. As a result, government lawyers said in court papers they are developing a defense of the 1998 law based on the argument that it is far more effective than software filters in protecting children from porn."

11 of 917 comments (clear)

  1. The solution is obvious! by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 5, Funny

    The solution is obvious! Let's all submit pornographic requests to Google.

    1. Re:The solution is obvious! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Way ahead of you. Been doing this for years.

    2. Re:The solution is obvious! by Plunky · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, if you look up bush porn on Google you gonna get some pretty good stuff..

  2. Wow by LoonyMike · · Score: 5, Funny

    He can't even figure out by himself what to search for???

  3. Re:Results are in by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's 'cause you searched for "pornography" instead of "Teenaged Tit Freaks"...jeez, man, that's like a basic internet skill.

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  4. Duh, the NSA will tell them by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    How are they going to tie queries to ages?

    Don't worry, the NSA has a full profile on you to cross-reference.

    -Eric

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  5. Re:Protecting the children from free speech by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I really think we need an amendment to the Constitution that says "the words 'no law' shall be construed by the courts to mean 'no law whatsoever, without exceptions, and this means you, moron.'"

    That only works if he can read.

    -Eric

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  6. Re:Miserable failure by WolfZombie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Searching for "Failure" alone works with Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" feature.

    Google "I'm Feeling Lucky" using "Failure"

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  7. Re:Correct me if I'm wrong... by tourvil · · Score: 5, Funny
    Think Misintification.

    Mistakenly converting to an integer? ;)

  8. Re:Miserable failure by StalinsNotDead · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is a difference between 'Morals' and 'Ethics'

    Of course there is. The moral axis is defined by good, neutral, and evil, while the ethical axis is lawful, neutral, and chaotic.

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    Thanks to the internet, we can now all die alone together! -SomeWoman
  9. Re:Miserable failure by QCompson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before anybody mods this as a troll, I am directly replying to a modded up comment. Modding me down for simply disagreeing with your opinion is mod abuse.

    Plus, anyone who mods you as a troll is unpatriotic, unamerican, and quite possibly a terrorist/child pornographer.