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I expect that DDG would make a huge stink about being compelled to do any such thing (Google, too. If people think the government is watching their internet sea

by ISL 6y ago

I expect that DDG would make a huge stink about being compelled to do any such thing (Google, too. If people think the government is watching their internet searches, they'll go somewhere else.).

comboy 6y ago
Unless they publish some canary they may not be able to do that.
- ISL 6y ago
  Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
  - srtjstjsj 6y ago
    Spoiler alert: Congress did.
    - ISL 6y ago
      It can try, but that doesn't make the law constitutional.
- LinuxBender 6y ago
  There are some differing opinions on the effectiveness of a canary. [1] The legal team where I work have the same opinion as Moxie's lawyers. [1] - https://web.archive.org/web/20141027143819/https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/issues/34 https://web.archive.org/web/20141027143819/https://github.co...
entropea 6y ago
These documents are making me begin the switch to ddg today. Google should never allow this mass disclosure of data. I don't trust it anymore and won't with my email either.
coldcode 6y ago
Unless the government forces them to save user identifying information, it's sort of pointless to ask for anything. But in France several bar owners were arrested for not complying with a law requiring they track every user if their free wifi.