Federal Judge To Google: Give Search Data To Governemnt

SAN JOSE, California -- The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sharply cut its demand for Google Inc. customer data and a U.S. judge signaled he intended to require the search company to hand over some records, potentially opening the door to compromise in a test case for Web privacy. U.S. District Court Judge James Ware told a hearing he would make a decision that weighed the government's need to gather data against Google's needs as a private company to defend its trade secrets. Full story...

Posted by Editor at March 15, 2006 08:59 AM