Google Denies Data In Brazil Orkut Case

Google appealed on Thursday a federal judge’s order to turn over information on users of the company’s Orkut social-networking service.
Google insisted it already had complied with court requests to identify individuals accused of using Orkut to spread child pornography and engage in hate speech against blacks, Jews and homosexuals.
Thursday’s filing came on the court-imposed deadline for turning over users’ numeric Internet addresses, which can help identify the individuals. Risking daily fines of $23,000, Google argued, among...
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