Feds Block EFF Look at Google/DoJ Contacts

netbuzz writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to know all there is to know about contacts between Google and a Justice Department official involved in a highly charged 2006 government-snooping dispute that ensnared the search giant. That DoJ official, Jane Horvath, was subsequently hired by Google last year as senior privacy counsel. The DoJ has refused for six months to release public information about the matter being requested by EFF."

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Re:It wasn't me!

[morgan_greywolf]

Google could clear things up pretty fast with a bit of disclosure. They're probably bound by law not to say anything... what we know about it was that the DoJ asked for search records, Google said "No, that information is proprietary and protected by trade secret." and the DoJ said "This is in the interests of National Security, protecting kiddies, etc. went before a judge, got a subpoena, and Google was forced to comply. But, they cut a deal with the DoJ that said they only had to release so much information. What Google gave up to get that concession is anyone's guess, but I'm guessing that Google was told to sign an NDA in regards to the DoJ investigation.