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Google's Subpoena

--Google has not been accused of any crime whatsoever; neither have those whose searches would be turned over to the government. --The purpose of the subpoena is related to a law that the Supreme Court has already found unconstitutional. --If the federal government wants to know what sites (e.g., pornography) come up from web searches, they could, um, try searching Google themselves.

from Defcon:Blog:

So now it's clear: They want the data, the information, the aggregates and the individuals. Let's not make it any easier for them, by say, asking them to provide us with internet service.

(He is referring to the issue of "free" WiFi, considered here from the standpoint of government monopoly, and here from the point that there is no such thing as a free wifi. At the local level, it's all about scoring political points.)