[NTLUG:Discuss] Terry wants to talk to you using Google Talk

Eric Schnoebelen eric at cirr.com
Tue Feb 14 14:32:58 CST 2006


Fred James writes:
- One might want to remind that Google, and others, have been compelled, 
- or have felt compelled, to comply with governmental request for personal 
- data they might track, or store, "for" their service users.

	Actually, Google as refused to comply with at least one
subpoena for information about how their search service is being used.
(I would guess that the subpoena looked enough like a "fishing
expedition" that they felt they could successfully refuse it in
court. see
http://news.zdnet.com/2102-9595_22-6029042.html?tag=printthis)

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