Friday, March 31, 2006

DOJ sought records from 34 ISPs

Remember the fuss over the Department of Justice's subpoenas of Google, MSN and Yahoo! search? (The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: US DOJ has subpoenaed Google's search records) It appears they also subpoenaed a wide range of internet service providers:

InformationWeek Justice Department Subpoenas Reach Far Beyond Google March 29, 2006:

In its effort to uphold the Child Online Protection Act, the U.S. Department of Justice is leaving no stone unturned. In addition to America Online, MSN, and Google, the government has demanded information from at least 34 Internet service providers, search companies, and security software firms, InformationWeek learned through a Freedom of Information Act request. "

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