[ NNSquad ] Google Fights U.S. National Security Probe Data Demand

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Google Fights U.S. National Security Probe Data Demand

http://j.mp/XfVZHb  (Bloomberg)

    Google Inc. (GOOG), operator of the world's largest search engine, is
    challenging a demand by the U.S. government for private user
    information in a national security probe, according to a court filing.
    It "appears" to be the first time a major communications company is
    pushing back after getting a so-called National Security Letter, said
    the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an Internet privacy group. The
    challenge comes three weeks after a federal judge in San Francisco
    ruled that NSLs, which are issued without a warrant, are
    unconstitutional.

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Go Google!

--Lauren--
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