DOJ Asks Court To Keep Secret Google / NSA Partnership

SonicSpike writes "The Justice Department is defending the government's refusal to discuss — or even acknowledge the existence of — any cooperative research and development agreement between Google and the National Security Agency. The Washington based advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center sued in federal district court here to obtain documents about any such agreement between the Internet search giant and the security agency. The NSA responded to the suit with a so-called 'Glomar' response in which the agency said it could neither confirm nor deny whether any responsive records exist. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington sided with the government last July."

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Re:China issues similar statement

[Anonymous Coward]

Google has been hacked several times. Last time it happened in 2010 as a company-wide hack. Chrome is also hacked daily. Hell, it was the first browser to fall in this years pwn2own. Google is bad with security. Really bad. I guess that comes with the NSA package.

Re:Fascism in action

[golfnomad]

did you forget? our wonderously brilliant Supreme Court declared Corporations are *people* nothing new here, just those with all the money making the rules to suit them.....

Re:Obama administration

[offerk]

I want to write in Ron Paul, but he hasn't a chance of getting elected. He just isn't marketable enough for the drooling masses. :-(

Ron Paul Newsletters Controversy.
Really? This is a man you would endorse for president? I think /. is for sci/tech not politics usually, but since you brought it up - how can you support someone who would, say, refuse to hire you because of your skin color, instead of your skills? Shouldn't we tech people be better than that?