Google is making headlines once again, this time for fighting a U.S. Department of Justice's order to hand over a week's worth of search data.

Though the government says the data, already obtained from Yahoo, AOL and MSN is for an effort to address protection of children against pornography. While the other Search Engines claim that no personally identifiable information relating to customers has been handed over, the issue has stir up a hornet's nest of controversy.

Cached computer data and the like have successfully been used in the past to prosecute people and many fear that the Bush Administration is trying to set a precedent that will allow them to turn to search engines whenever they're on a 'fishing expedition' in the future.

One thing's for sure...the outcome of this battle is going to one that's going to affect us all!

JJ

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