Government Access to Internet Search Records
Posted by Brian Bennett
The U.S. government’s subpoena of Google search records may lead to greater public awareness of how search engines work and the related legal issues. A CBS News article looks at the privacy implications of the government subpoenas, and gives an overview of the risks to users of search engines. A weekend poll on the issue showed that 89% of Google users believe their Web searches are kept private, 56% said they don’t want Google to release any Web search information to the government, and 38% said they would stop using Google if it gives information about their searches to the government.