The US government is asking a judge to force
Google to hand over data on
searches performed by its users, arguing that it needs the information to
determine how often users search for pornography.
A request has been filed under an internet child protection law that seeks to
prevent minors from accessing websites containing adult material.
The US Supreme
Court invalidated the law two years ago because it violates free speech
rights and could prevent legal access to porn sites.
The government is now seeking to overturn that ruling, claiming that it needs
the Google user data to build its case.
Google declined to hand over the information last year because it considered
the request to be "overreaching". The refusal sparked this week's lawsuit.
A report in the
San
José Mercury News stated that the government had asked for one million
random web addresses as well as all search queries for a one-week period.
Other unnamed search engines have complied with the government's request.
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