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I think this crux you explain is one of a search engine's biggest assets: Trust. If you can't trust a search engine to not be able to keep your searches private

• jlarocco 10y ago
  But the OP explains why that's already a lost cause. Google's entire business revolves around looking at people's searches, email, web browsing history, etc. and providing that information to advertisers. It's not private at all.
  • seanp2k2 10y ago
    Facebook records everything you type, even if you never post it or send it as a message. People largely don't know [enough to|or] care. People care a lot when a sex toy app tracks app usage, even though every app does this. The issue I see with this specific case is the dragnet nature of it -- they're tracking everything all the time, and now they're giving that info to anyone who asks. If you thought that the consequences of falsely condemning someone to the death penalty were dire, I see this as that but against everyone in the country.
• TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
  I fully expect any business to cooperate with a warrant or court order, and the law generally.
  • alasdair_ 10y ago
    I expect them to challenge court orders that likely will not be upheld if appealed. Imagine a municipal court judge in west virginia demanded google hand over all data and source code they hold to a third party. They would, and should, fight this order in a higher court since this is massive overreach on the part of the judge.
    • TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
      Yes, I agree, that's a good point.