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US government ordering Google to provide users’ search data: report

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The US federal government is secretly ordering Google and other search engines to track and provide data on anyone who searches certain terms through “keyword warrants,” according to a new report.

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Government secretly orders Google to track anyone searching certain names, addresses, and phone numbers

The U.S. government is reportedly secretly issuing warrants for Google to provide user data on anyone typing in certain search terms, raising fears that innocent online users could get caught up in serious crime investigations at a greater frequency than previously thought.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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New York Post

US government ordering Google to provide users’ search data: report

3 years ago·New York, United States

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ScreenRant

Keyword Warrants: Why They Are So Controversial Explained

Investigators and law enforcement agencies in the US are reportedly issuing Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo with 'keyword warrants' that require them to provide the IP addresses and other personally-identifiable information about users who searched for a particular search term, or 'keyword', during a particular period of time. Investigative techniques used by law enforcement agencies have often been a contentious issue among civil right activists a…

3 years ago·Montreal, Canada

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Washington Examiner

Government secretly orders Google to track anyone searching certain names, addresses, and phone numbers

Close up of an Apple Ipad and on a desk showing the Google search engine. (iStock)Government secretly orders Google to track anyone searching certain names, addresses, and phone numbers Nihal Krishan October 05, 11:10 AMOctober 05, 11:10 AMThe U.S. government is reportedly secretly issuing warrants for Google to provide user data on anyone typing in certain search terms, raising fears that innocent online use…

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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c|net

Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show

Court records in an arson case show that Google gave away data on people who searched for a specific address.

4 years ago·New York, United States

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WION

US government orders Google to track people searching specific names: Report

According to reports, the US government has allegedly issued warrants for search giant Google to provide data on people typing specific search terms. A Forbes report said the FBI is issuing "keyword warrants" asking Google to provide data amid fears that innocent users may get caught. Also Read: Zuckerberg hits out at Facebook whistleblower

3 years ago·Noida, India

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