Google to Justice Dept ... Nope

Good for Google, others cave, Google says "not so fast".

While data mining of open communications is something I'm not terribly concerned with (the NSA Flap), this seems creepy to me. Camel's nose under the tent to mix metaphores.

Google Resists U.S. Subpoena of Search Data - New York Times:
"Google has been refusing the request since a subpoena was first issued last August, even as three of its competitors agreed to provide information, according to court documents made public this week. Google asserts that the request is unnecessary, overly broad, would be onerous to comply with, would jeopardize its trade secrets and could expose identifying information about its users.

The dispute with Google comes as the government is moving aggressively on several fronts to obtain data on Internet activity to achieve its law enforcement goals, from domestic security to the prosecution of online crime. Under the antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act, for example, the Justice Department has demanded records on library patrons' Internet use.

Those efforts have encountered resistance on privacy grounds.

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