Searching For Anonymity: Now, Its Personal

Until the four major US search engines were subpoenaed by the government, searcher anonymity and privacy was a yawn of concern for most, even if there were a few Paul Reveres out there. After complying with the order, though MSN and others promised no personally identifiable information was given, the slippery slope got a whole lot slicker. Among the indignant protests that came noisily tumbling to the front of our minds was a recollection of the Fourth Amendment. But Siy, speaking to a surprisingly small group at SES NY, says the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens from unlawful search and seizure, doesn't apply in civil matters. The panel assembled for the Search and Privacy track at SES also included MSN's Tim Wu. Wu, who co-authored the here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web Technorati: