It's already tomorrow in Australia today ... this story is running: Google continues US fight Eric Auchard in San Francisco FEBRUARY 20, 2006 GOOGLE has formally rejected the US Justice Department's subpoena of data, arguing the demand violated the privacy of users' searches and its own trade secrets. Responding to a motion by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Google also said in a filing in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California the government demand to disclose web search data was impractical. The Bush is pushing for Google to hand over web search data as part of a bid by the Justice Department to appeal a 2004 Supreme Court injunction of a law to penalise web site operators who allow children to view pornography. Google is going it alone in opposing the U.S. government request. Rivals Microsoft and Yahoo are among the companies that have complied with the Justice Department demand for data to be used to make its case. Read more
The US should not expect Google to deal with them like they do China The US is not China in the US you have a choice to take a stand you are free to choose not to comply In China you have no choice comply or get out! Seems like Google just knows how to do business
Oh don't misconstrue my passing this information along one way or the other; I love the fact that they're continuing to fight the request USAG - fight on.
I think they will too; further, I hope that they do and it'll make the others look like the pansier they were for giving up the information so readily.