<p>"Search engines and ISPs have for years refused to tell the public how
many times the cops and feds have forced them to turn over information
on users.</p>
<p>Google broke that unwritten code of silence Tuesday, unveiling a <a href="http://www.google.com/governmentrequests">Government Requests Tool</a>
that shows the public how often individual governments around the world
have asked for user information, and how often they’ve asked Google to
remove content from their sites or search index, for reasons other than
copyright violation."</p><div id="TixyyLink" style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br>Read More <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/google-warrants-transparency#ixzz0lgMsaJw2">http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/google-warrants-transparency#ixzz0lgMsaJw2</a><br>
</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mark Kelly<br>Manager - Information Systems<br>McKinnon Secondary College<br>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085<br>School Phone +613 8520 9000<br>
School Fax +613 9578 9253<br><a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>Webmaster - <a href="http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>IT Lecture notes: <a href="http://vceit.com">http://vceit.com</a><br>
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