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Big Brother Google is watching you — and perhaps even sharing your YouTube viewership habits with the federal government.
(Patriot Post) – If you’re one of the many people who like to get their information from YouTube videos, this story is for you.
For years, we’ve been documenting how Google has abandoned its longtime mantra of “Don’t Be Evil” for a squishier one, “Do the right thing.” To those with a point of view like Google’s, though, the “right thing” may not be what’s truly right.
The Big Tech titan’s latest controversy was stirred up by a piece in Forbes detailing how Google folded like a lawn chair when the federal government and other law enforcement agencies requested information on those who watched certain videos and livestreams. As the story leads off, “Privacy experts from multiple civil rights groups told Forbes they think the orders are unconstitutional because they threaten to turn innocent YouTube viewers into criminal suspects.” Ya think?
The videos in question, as described by Michael Crider at PC World, were “tutorials on mapping via drones and augmented reality software.” It’s an interesting (if somewhat esoteric) topic, but the video drew thousands of views — and the interest of federal investigators as part of a case in which a YouTube user known as “elonmuskwhm” is suspected of selling bitcoin for cash. (The federal government apparently considers this otherwise private transaction as money laundering.)
Thus, Google was asked to turn over information — not just usernames and IP addresses but also personal data such as names, addresses, and user activity — on everyone who watched these videos over the course of a week. This means that thousands of innocent people came under the watchful scrutiny of the federal government for simply checking out what they thought may be an interesting video.
But it’s not just the federal government. A second incident stemmed from a local police request for…
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