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Google Sent an Innocent Man to Jail for Three Weeks

Went Hot: November 8, 2007 - 9:43 am
Posted By: onreact 340 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.news.com)
Category: Google

Watch out using Google services. You can end up in jail even if you're innocent. By the time the mistake is discovered you're probably not a virgin anymore.

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from igorthetroll 340 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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I wonder if Tor anonymous proxy is backed by Microsoft, CIA, or NSA, for anonymous data harvesting?

from Halfdeck 340 days ago #

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Nice spin.

"It turns out that the ISP gave the police the wrong information"

"So what are the lessons to learn from this incident?Given that Mr. Kailash didn't actually post the photos, I can't provide him with any advice for protecting his privacy on the Internet. All I can suggest is that he hire a very good lawyer, and attempt to take Airtel to the cleaners."

Question is should Google be snitching on people who break inane laws?

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR04780:@@@D&summ2=m&

"Global Online Freedom Act of 2006 - States that it is the policy of the United States to: (1) promote the ability of all to access and contribute information, ideas, and knowledge via the Internet; (2) use all instruments of U.S. influence, including diplomacy, trade policy, and export controls, to support, promote, and strengthen the free flow of information; and (3) prohibit any U.S. business from cooperating with officials of Internet-restricting countries in effecting potential censorship of online content."

from igorthetroll 340 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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Google is looking out for its own ass. It wants the eye balls, not the hearts!

from onreact 340 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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The bottom line is: Corporations, even nice and friendly ones like Google allegedly is do not care for you or other people, least to say about democracy. If it's profitable they'll work together with any regime, like Google does in China and other countries where it supports local censorship laws.

from Gamermk 339 days ago #

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The sad reality is that we are going to keep hearing about this kind of stuff as the years pass and the internet becomes a more and more important aspect of the world and everyday life in general.

from flux 339 days ago #

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Really, corporations should not cooperate with goverment thugs- if the information was used to find a rapist or murderer or kidnapper, then I would have some sympathy with the company giving it out.

But hwne the government is just out ot violate peoples rights (which really, is a redundant statement- as thats pretty much all governments do) then the company should be held accountable.

It doesn't matter that tehy gave out the wrong infromation- giving out the right information would be just as much a crime in this case.

from IncrediBILL 339 days ago #

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This is a story about an incompetent ISP, not Google, but thanks for playing.

You can end up in jail doing something illegal in your country which has nothing to do with Google except one of their properties was the place where the illegal act was committed and they were required by law to divulge the source.

All the anti-Google hysteria around this post is silly.

FWIW, the title and post in Sphinn are libelous as the CNN story didn't actually accuse Google of any wrong doing but this post does.

Grab your ankles...

from Woz 338 days ago #

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>This is a story about an incompetent ISP, not Google

Exactly! A title edit is in order here.

from corey 338 days ago #

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but then it wouldn't be such a juicy link to click on!

from Halfdeck 338 days ago #

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"but then it wouldn't be such a juicy link to click on!"

Yeah, but then after I click I'm forced to put onreat in my leg-pulling, wolf-cryin, unreliable link baiter basket with the credibility score of -1000.

from Jill 337 days ago #

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Since it was the ISP who gave the wrong info, I don't understand why Google is being blamed in the title of this post. Kinda even seems like libel to me...

from onreact 335 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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This is a story about Google giving away data about someone who was guilty of the crime of free speech. If you guys don't care, move to China or something, you'll like it there!
On a side note: Read the whole article to grasp Google's role here and the issue at stake and don't offend me. Especially if you're a 3rd rate Sphinn user I never have heard of.

from Halfdeck 335 days ago #

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"Especially if you're a 3rd rate Sphinn user I never have heard of."

Lol, who are you calling a 3rd rate Sphinn user?

"This is a story about Google giving away data about someone who was guilty of the crime of free speech. If you guys don't care, move to China or something, you'll like it there!"

This is a story about an ISP giving the wrong information to the authorities. And no, I don't give a shit. You're free to manufacture your own version of reality but don't expect everyone to fall for it. We may not all be PHDs, but we're not stupid.

from Halfdeck 335 days ago #

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By the way, in the US, its a crime in some states to burn the American flag, though the US Supreme court says flag burning is protected under the First Amendment.

For example, a teenager in Tenessee was jailed for 9 days for burning the flag

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8587596/

Yalies accused of flag burning

What does this mean?

1) Freedom of speech is not unlimited.
2) Every country has a limit to free speech.
3) The severey of limitation on free speech depends on each country.

You cannot argue that jailing someone for exercising his freedom of speech is wrong. It depends on what was said. Therefore you also cannot conclude that Google is wrong for complying with the Indian authorities, unless you're conceited enough to believe you know better than the government of India.

from IncrediBILL 322 days ago #

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"Read the whole article to grasp Google's role here and the issue at stake and don't offend me."

OK, pay attention in class.

Google did what was required by law and then the ISP sent the wrong personal info that ended up sending the wrong person to jail, not Google. So then you decided to libel Google with your incorrect interpretation of the facts just for link bait and expect people not to offend you for being wrong in so many ways?

LMAO