Like you weren't already being monitored. The cluephone is ringing and it's for you! :)

^ What are ya rebelling against Johnny?

The real story here is Google's refusal to comply - you go, google!

google is a badass rebel

Wait, I thought the feds were going after pornsites that make their content available to minors via web searches. They're not actually monitoring what individual people search for, as is implied by the article title, but rather monitoring what sites frequently return content of questionable morality to anyone searching for it.

Whilst I really don't like the idea of my search data being retained on anyones servers, especially if it's being passed on to govenment agencies without question (fuck you very much MSN and Yahoo). I don't think that there's anything to be gained with this kind of sensationalist journalism.

Google should be applauded for putting up a fight to protect the privacy of their users, but i struggle to see why the fuck they're logging our searches in the first place. Please lets not forget that Google hasn't always acted impeccably when it comes to protecting online privacy, so lets not go licking their balls in gratitude just yet.

Relink to the Google cookie anonymizer bookmarklet if you're really worried about all those gay porn searches turning up at FBI HQ along with your IP address. Oh wait (^_^).

As in everything else, they lack imagination. They could simply ask Google to run stats themselves. They could distribute free anti-porn software that ISP's can run voluntarily, with full disclosure. Life could be beautiful, but it won't.

The Justice department ...no matter how catchy the name ...is just another government agency...republican controlled government agency if that makes a difference to ya. they are not synonymous with the law. If the Justice Department thinks they can do it, let them go to a reall Court of law and prove they have the authority.

This Doesnt make google rebels...the other engines were just that much more a bunch of pussies.

^ pussies indeed