for a billion of pages or just one,the decision - and logic - should be the same (was: I don't like the logic.-- Google turning search data over toBrazil court

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: pat hache <tercasa () prodigy net mx>
Date: September 2, 2006 3:57:54 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: for a billion of pages or just one,the decision - and logic  
- should be the same (was: I don't like the logic.-- Google turning  
search data over toBrazil court

Hi Dave,

i would add that for a billion of pages or just one, the decision -  
and logic - should be the same.

or should we consider that Google is acting as a judge deciding  
what,s good or bad, for any reason they should be  solely responsable  
to appreciate ?
Patrice

On 2 sept. 06, at 14:05, David Farber wrote:

Google Inc., which refused in the past year to hand over user search  
data to U.S. authorities fighting children's access to pornography,  
said yesterday that it was complying with a Brazilian court's orders  
to turn over data that could help identify users accused of taking  
part in online communities that encourage racism, pedophilia and  
homophobia.

The difference, it says, is scale and purpose.

The Justice Department wanted Google's entire search index, billions  
of pages and two months' worth of queries, for a broad civil case.  
Brazil, by contrast, is looking for information in specific cases  
involving Google's social networking site, Orkut.

"What they're asking for is not billions of pages," said Nicole Wong,  
Google associate general counsel. "In most cases, it's relatively  
discrete -- small and narrow."



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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/01/ 
AR2006090100608.html



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