Re: OT: This Administration is starting to worry me.

Kevin W. Miller wrote:

>In news:JcKdnXnADYMBlk7enZ2dnUVZ_v6dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>bill horne <redydog@xxxxxxx> typed:
>> Kevin W. Miller wrote:
>>
>>> In news:43fmqpF1msd2cU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>> Ben Hogland <benhogland@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>>
>>>> "Frank Tabor" <ftabor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:rq85t1lbh7p6aj6md37gb556md8k6fsbnl@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Even my measly web site grabs information from you when visited. I
>>>>>> know
>>>>>> the exact time and date, what you viewed, for how long, and what
>>>>>> browser
>>>>>> you used. All I need to know is your IP address then I can look it
>>>>>> up for you. For example, if you were unwilling to tell me your IP
>>>>>> address,
>>>>>> your ISP would know without a doubt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ben
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I expect the ISP would ask you to produce a court order for the
>>>>> info. Most won't give out that info without it.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Frank Tabor
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, for sure. They'd be stupid to give that info out at will.
>>>>
>>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
>>> And we know all that data's completely secure, right?
>>>
>>> <vbg>
>>>
>>> Kevin W. Miller
>>
>> What's any of that got to do with the alleged outrageous privacy
>> violation that will occur by Google giving the gummit a list of
>> search terms, and a list of one million random web sites?
>
>Sorry. I thought you asked the question, "Then in that case, maybe one of
>you can tell me how Google knows who
>I am when I look up "fireant". That's the question I've been trying to
>answer although I did extend it to the government and my unease with their
>requests for "data". Personally, I also am uncomfortable with the "nibbling"
>mentioned earlier.
>
>Kevin W. Miller
>

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