According to stunning new report, the U.S. government has been allegedly issuing secret warrants to obtain information on all Americans who searched for certain names of terms in Google.
As The Washington Examiner reports:
The U.S. government is reportedly secretly issuing warrants for Google to provide user data on anyone typing in certain search terms, raising fears that innocent online users could get caught up in serious crime investigations at a greater frequency than previously thought.
In an attempt to track down criminals, federal investigators have started using new “keyword warrants” and used them to ask Google to provide them information on anyone who searched a victim’s name or their address during a particular year, an accidentally unsealed court document that Forbes found shows.
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“Trawling through Google’s search history database enables police to identify people merely based on what they might have been thinking about, for whatever reason, at some point in the past,” Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, told Forbes.
“This never-before-possible technique threatens First Amendment interests and will inevitably sweep up innocent people, especially if the keyword terms are not unique and the time frame not precise. To make matters worse, police are currently doing this in secret, which insulates the practice from public debate and regulation,” she added.
Google has so far attempted to justify its decision to comply with the warrants, claiming they have a ‘rigorous process’ to protect user privacy.
Very scary, abuse level High, should apply to ALL
Very 666.
Great for crimes, otherwise Scary
Yup, like with ALL of these “really Needed and Beneficial” New ‘practices’, you KNOW it will be Abused to the max. VERY Scary.
When have you ever heard of a govt agency that is in favor of the citizen? I have not either!
Even during the founding of our country there were people looking to screw people at every chance
For Sure. It’s WHAT man DOES.
SEE Cain and Abel.
Ja, ze plan is verking. Heil Biden! Heil Biden! Heil Biden!
You think Der Fuhrer was bad, try Stalin.
True, but I don’t speak any Russian. Ya’ have to go with what ya’ got. And we got Biden, sooo…………….
Then SHOULD o’ been in Chinese!
Sorry. The only Chinese I know is moo goo gai pan and shlimp flied lice.
Simon Sebag Montefiore’s twin biographies about Stáljin (“Young Stalin” and “Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar”) are EXCELLENT reading intellectually, though extremely POISONOUS for the soul (MOST depressing to delve into that wretch’s extreme depravity – and the depravity of ALL Mankind to boot!!!). Handle with care, though most highly recommended…
Soon the government will mandate cameras in every house so they can watch us for our own good. What happened to privacy.and innocent until proven guilty?
82 million votes suggests that privacy isn’t necessary (unless you’re Hunter screwing hookers while smoking dope) and that you’re really guilty unless you can prove that you’re one of the 82 million Biden votes.
You could never prove youre one of the “82 million” Biden votes because there were never 82 million Biden votes and we and they know it.
The same thing that’s happening to All of our freedoms___ Each and Every day. 😬
Well, you government Star Chambers/Brown Shirts/NKVD, read this: KISS MY ASS!!
1984 came a little late. Thought crimes indeed! I guess people just need to adopt ANTIFA methods and techniques as nobody is prosecuting them? Is it the clothing? Or just their particular types of violence? Maybe it’s their victim target list?
SUMPIN, isn’t it?! Absolutely UNbelievable!
Just HOW did this PROTECT THE SCUM stuff get to THIS point?!
We were All APPALLED 20 years ago___ and now it’s come to THIS?!!!
The SICK bastards are Forcing VIGILANTEISM
You say that as if vigilantism is a bad thing.
Hey FBI KMA
I refuse to submit to the Nazis AKA the democratic party
This should be considered illegal search and seizer of your personal data. It would be lock cops walking down the street, opening and randomly searching cars without probable cause looking for crime to charge someone with. There has to be some reasonable reason to believe someone has committed a crime before you can start looking through their stuff.
Oh…so you’re one of those conservative Founding Father worshipers who talk about the Constitution, I suppose! LOL…so am I!
Actually, they’re letting violent criminals, drug dealers, rapists and tax dodgers (Biden looks like he’s one of the latter…) out of prisons to resume their professions. That activity alone is keeping our criminal justice system jumping, and justifying these draconian measures you describe.
It used to be called first amendment rights, now we do not have that and a lot of others since 01/06/2020.
‘Papers, please!’
They don’t say “please”.
NO they Don’t!
The Gestapo routinely said ‘bitte.’ It was the mask of polite sanity that they used to sugar-coat the bitter poison pill. I read the story of an immigrant from Scandinavia who reported that he was treated with more civility by the Gestapo than by the ATL Police.
I doubt that anyone reading this article is surprised by the actions of a Communist government such as we currently have in Washington. I pray that the people, the real Americans, will very soon get a belly full of their Communist actions and revolt, BIG TIME!
It’s our ONLY Chance
Why are they attempting to use Google to get criminals when they don’t charge them they let them go. But I guess this Corrupted government will go after Conservatives what a wonderful Country we Americans live in.
DID!
And we MUST get it BACK! At ANY Cost.
Look at all the abuse of the FISA court. This is an absolute nightmare for ALL Americans.
Mind controul uf dis tipe mussed foist hav pepul dat kan spel. So I guess Leo Gorcey will soon be our new president cuz dey got nuttin on him! Leo for President and Huntz Hall for VP! They would be a distinct improvement on what we got now. I thought that no one could be worse than Jimmy but Joe and Camala got him beat a parsec or two! Over twenty percent inflation and giving away the Panama Canal for starters ain’t nuttin on what dey r gonna dew and nobordersCCTaiwanOKonchinaelectronicsprintdadoughanspenditfasasyewcanwhereisdaMericansinAfghanistawhichisn’t myfavoriteStandon’t meanFreburgbutohboywhottamessyewgotusinnowStanley!!
Deleted GOOGLE a long time ago ! I use Duck Duck Go … even better than Google
Communism 101 being played out here in our America!