Google's Brazil Unit Ordered by Judge to Give Data
The Brazilian unit of Google Inc., the operator of Orkut, the country's most-used online community site, was ordered by a Sao Paulo judge to turn over users' data from the service to prosecutors.
Judge Jose Marcos Lunardelli of the 17th District Federal Civil Court gave Google Brasil Internet Ltda. 15 days to comply with the order or face fines of $23,559 day. The ruling was disclosed on Brazil's Public Attorney's Office Web site.
Lunardelli granted the order after the prosecutors filed a lawsuit last month demanding information about...
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