Authorities reportedly ordered Google to reveal the identities of some YouTube videos' viewers

If you watched certain YouTube videos, investigators demanded your data from Google

In a now unsealed case, federal investigators and a Kentucky court ordered Google to hand over identifying viewer information for a criminal investigation.

Courts Demand Info About People Who Viewed Specific YouTube Videos

Privacy experts say the requests are unconstitutional.

Google was ordered to identify people who watched certain YouTube videos.

Police investigating suspected Bitcoin money laundering wanted info on viewers of certain tutorial videos viewed over 30,000 times, Forbes reported. The documents reportedly don’t reveal whether Google gave over the information.

Authorities reportedly ordered Google to reveal the identities of some YouTube videos' viewers

Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to unsealed court documents viewed by Forbes.

Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Users. Critics Say It’s ‘Terrifying.’

The federal government asked Google to turn over information on anyone who viewed multiple YouTube videos. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.

In a sensational report recently published by the US magazine Forbes, it was revealed that US authorities have requested all YouTube user data from viewers of certain videos.