Monday, February 9, 2009

When google is not your friend! Online #2

After reading the article, "When Google is not your friend" I gained a greater understanding of how public ones actions are on search engines. CNET newswriter,Declan McCullagh said, "It's only a matter of time before other attorneys realize that a person's entire search history is available for the asking, and the subpoenas begin to fly. This could happen in civil lawsuits or criminal prosecutions." I find it interesting that people are concerned about attorneys subpoenaing search engine information. The question that comes to me is, "If you have nothing to hide, then why would it matter?" I believe having access to search engine information will only aide in helping prosecute criminals. An example a search engine history being used against an individual was when a North Carolina man was found guilty of murder because he used the words "neck", "snap", "break" and "hold" on a Google search prior to the murder of his wife.

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