Google, Yahoo, MSN Search and the Government

[Chris S]

I was wondering what everybody thought about the government asking the major search engins to hand over the search for porn.

--My case--
I believe that Microsoft and Yahoo were not the brightest people to hand over the search results just like that. Now Google, on the other hand, was smart. They with held their database. So now the government went and is now sueing them. They are demanding the rights to access the database. So really my point is that Google, the great empire , was smart in with holding the government's demands.

Just curious on what your thoughts and opnions are on this subject.

Ok here are some links on this topic
http://caglecartoons.com/images/prev...FA68798%7D.gif - google feds cartoon

http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/01/24/google.china.ap/ - cnn news report on how google aggres to China censorship

http://9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNA...7-c589c01ca7bf - google battles government over porn investigation

http://web.morons.org/article.jsp?sectionid=2&id=6731 - google fights government snooping

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/in...-records_x.htm - Google battles government over porn investigation

http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0039277.cfm - Google and the Federal Government at Odds Over Records

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=23169 - Government Wants To See Every Search You've Made


Well. Now it is up to you to tell us what you think.

Thanks for responding

[Brandon]

http://caglecartoons.com/images/pre...AFA68798%7D.gif

I feel like typing in Nuclear Bomb Build, Chemical Weapons, Nuclear Plants. lol

[moose]

The Government = Queers? Yeah.

They don't know the right way to search for it.

Why would they even need that? To track terrorists? (Yeah, it makes no sense. That's the point.) And trying to sue Google for that?

Who the hell do they think they are? God?

Well.. I think we should conclude on everyone search for gay porn then the government will be supprised and will think we are just like them, and are friends. No not really.

But yeah, anyways, who the hell do they think they are?

[Chris S]

They believe they can control the entire us. thats who they think they are. Also, like you mentioned in your next to last paragraph there is a site like that. They tell everyone to search for like porn, nuclear bombs, building bombs and random other things.

[moose]

Lmao.. they're all probably gonna get baked in an oven just because the gov't thought they were suspicious.

[Brandon]

Don't support the Goverment!

Click Me!

[Spartan Erik]

actually i believe the government has every right to spy on us
im for the nsa and for the viewing of search queries and results..

we live in this country, the u.s. government has every right to put parts of the constitution on hold during a time of war

and please dont let this be a flame thread, but think of it this way
luckily for most people, they arent hanging traitors like they used to.

i prefer a strong secure government over a free government waiting for destruction

what good is freedom if you're dead?

[humphrey]

I don't agree with the government of both China and United States.
Both don't have the right to spy and "censor" stuff that criticize them; its a free world :D

[Chris S]

in response to sentient1080

They do NOT have the right to suspend any part of the constitution. what is the point of having one if they can suspend it when they want and for how ever long they want. What is the point of having a bill to get passed by 2/3rds of the congress if its a constitutional amendement. So that is my rant on how they do NOT have the right to suspend any part of it if they want

[moose]

in response to sentient1080

They do NOT have the right to suspend any part of the constitution. what is the point of having one if they can suspend it when they want and for how ever long they want. What is the point of having a bill to get passed by 2/3rds of the congress if its a constitutional amendement. So that is my rant on how they do NOT have the right to suspend any part of it if they want

True.

And sentient1080, think about it. They're looking at your PORN search results. Not "build chemical weapons" search results.

I think that would be pointless.