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bush wants google search records

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[url]http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/01/19/1332207.shtml[/url]

[quote] JimBridgerBowl writes "According to the San Jose Mercury News, The Bush administration wants access to Google's huge database of search queries submitted by users to track how often pornography is returned in results. This information would be used for Bush's appeal of the 2004 COPA law, targeted to prevent access to pornography by children. The law was struck down because it would have restricted adults access to legal pornography. Google is promising to fight the release of this information." From the article: "The Supreme Court invited the government to either come up with a less drastic version of the law or go to trial to prove that the statute does not violate the First Amendment and is the only viable way to combat child porn. As a result, government lawyers said in court papers they are developing a defense of the 1998 law based on the argument that it is far more effective than software filters in protecting children from porn."[/quote]

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Comments

  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Washington Post article: [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/19/AR2006011901453.html[/url]
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    nah, he just wants too see who is typing "Failure" in google and hitting "I Feel Lucky"
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    It would probably help if they were both arguing for the same end. The Courts seem to want to prevent child pornography, whereas the administration wants to prevent children viewing pornography. I somehow doubt the difference is subtle enough to cause a real miscommunication.
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