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'They're telling us they will turn data over to the feds'

Posted: January 27, 2010

8:51 pm Eastern

By Chelsea Schilling

2010 WorldNetDaily

Who in the world knows as much about you and your private thoughts as Google?

That's the question Katherine Albrecht, radio talk-show host and spokeswoman for Startpage, a search engine that protects user privacy, is posing to American Internet surfers.

"It would blow people's minds if they knew how much information the big search engines have on the American public," she told WND. "In fact, their dossiers are so detailed they would probably be the envy of the KGB."

It happens every day, Albrecht explained. When an unfamiliar topic crosses people's minds, they often go straight to Google, Yahoo or Bing and enter key terms into those search engines. Every day, more than a billion searches for information are performed on Google alone.

"If you get a rash between your toes, you go into Google," she said. "If you have a miscarriage, you go into Google. If you are having marital difficulties, you look for a counselor on Google. If you lose your job, you look for unemployment benefit information on Google."

Albrecht said Americans unwittingly share their most private thoughts with search engines, serving up snippets of deeply personal information about their lives, habits, troubles, health concerns, preferences and political leanings.

"We're essentially telling them our entire life stories – stuff you wouldn't even tell your mother – because you are in a private room with a computer," she said. "We tend to think of that as a completely private circumstance. But the reality is that they make a record of every single search you do."

The search engines have sophisticated algorithms to mine data from searches and create very detailed profiles about Americans. She said those profiles are stored on servers and may fall into the wrong hands.

She pointed to the recent cyber attacks that infiltrated Google's operations in China. Bloomberg News reported that Yahoo was also among the victims.

Albrecht said the government may also subpoena citizens' private information after it has been stored by Google, Yahoo and Bing. In a December 2009 interview with CNBC, Google CEO Eric Schmidt divulged that search engines may turn over citizens' private information to the government.

"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place," Schmidt said. "But if you really need that kind of privacy, the reality is that search engines, including Google, do retain this information for some time. And it's important, for example, that we are all subject to the United States Patriot Act. It is possible that information could be made available to the authorities."

A video of Schmidt's statements follows:

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

huh...the CEO of Google looks just like my pastor.

[SivartM]

Yeah... if someone is suspected of being a terrorist, the FBI will want to know what they are doing on the internet. Big deal. It's not like Google is going to tell the FBI that today you searched for "pasta salad recipes" and "how to cure gingivitis". They don't care.

The government can listen to your phone calls, too. Big deal. I'm not going to be doing anything illegal, so there's no reason for me to boycott telephones.

Not to mention that the search engine that this article is advertising will probably go down with the other hundreds of search engines that have tried to beat Google and Yahoo. Has anyone told them that proxies have been around for ages?

[Guest]

huh...the CEO of Google looks just like my pastor.

The plot thickens.....

[GreatLakesGramma]

I'm not worried about any of that. Our internet provider is our local phone company. The way they have their server set up, every one of their hundreds of customers has the identical same IP address. And that covers several townships in two counties. My mother, 16 miles from us, with a different phone exchange, has the same IP address we have.

Anyway, it doesn't do a bit of good to be paranoid about everything. It isn't going to change the outcome. It is God who will protect us in the final crisis, and He can make all of their efforts come to nothing.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

I always wondered where the pastor got the money for his new Harley... wonder if the Conference knows about his 2nd job..

[phkrause]

I always wondered where the pastor got the money for his new Harley... wonder if the Conference knows about his 2nd job..

LOL, that's pretty funny.

pk

[phkrause]

I'm not worried about any of that. Our internet provider is our local phone company. The way they have their server set up, every one of their hundreds of customers has the identical same IP address. And that covers several townships in two counties. My mother, 16 miles from us, with a different phone exchange, has the same IP address we have.

Anyway, it doesn't do a bit of good to be paranoid about everything. It isn't going to change the outcome. It is God who will protect us in the final crisis, and He can make all of their efforts come to nothing.

My thoughts ezactly, GLG. The government has been doing this for years. Every once in awhile someone finds out something that they wonder as to what's going on. Even back in the days that the FBI was checking up on every tom, dick and harry, they had there ways than and they have there ways now. I could care less what they do. I have nothing to hide. And besides people can't have it both ways. They complain when the government can't find or catch crimanals and than they complain when they do. They obviously can't go up to someone and ask them if they are.

pk

[GreatLakesGramma]

And besides people can't have it both ways. They complain when the government can't find or catch crimanals and than they complain when they do. They obviously can't go up to someone and ask them if they are.

pk

You got that right!

[Guest]

I tried out the new search engine: http://startpage.com

I was pretty impressed. You need to watch the video that explains how to use it when you get there. Otherwise when you click on other links it won't be private if you don't click on proxy.

[SivartM]

I'm not going to search for anything particularly interesting... so the little elves at Google HQ can read all my searches if they want.

Except I usually don't use Google... so... yeah. :)

[phkrause]

I'm not going to search for anything particularly interesting... so the little elves at Google HQ can read all my searches if they want.

Except I usually don't use Google... so... yeah.

What do you use?

pk

[SivartM]

I use Swagbucks. Every search is a chance to randomly win swagbucks, which you can exchange for prizes. It's very neat.

[phkrause]

I use Swagbucks. Every search is a chance to randomly win swagbucks, which you can exchange for prizes. It's very neat.

Thanks, very interesting.

pk

[Narcah]

If you use Goodsearch, you can earn money for nonprofits while you search. If your favorite nonprofit isn't listed, hit up NorCal Equine Rescue in Oroville CA.

Note: I'm sure Goodsearch records everything you do like Google.

[phkrause]

If you use Goodsearch, you can earn money for nonprofits while you search. If your favorite nonprofit isn't listed, hit up NorCal Equine Rescue in Oroville CA.

Note: I'm sure Goodsearch records everything you do like Google.

Everything we do leaves a record. If not here than up there. Our heavenly and evil angels record what we do. Besides our cellphones leave records also. Our computers also leave records. Many might think that when they hit any delete button that things are deleted! Not the case at all. Just like when our computers crash, not all is lost. Things can be recovered, trust me, I know.

pk

[hch]

GREATLAKESGRAMMA

I agree with you that we can not be paranoid

and that GOD is in control

dgrimm60

Google is going the way of the world. When Revelation 13-14 warns that the world will follow after the beast, is man's technology left out of the equation?

Don't we expect to see Christians in that "despised sect" posted on America's most wanted someday?

And those networking sights: my space - sharing your face - "Christian" terrorists wanted...?

With today's technology working on the side of Satan, the rapid events of the last day will be mind-boggling.

But God is not taken by surprise. He leaves that to us.

The Audio CD German Sunday Laws, the Pope & the Obama Connection ties allot of this stuff together

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God is all wise