Maybe a little evil: Google outs Indian man to authorities

Ars Technica by Jacqui Cheng | May. 19, 2008 (News Report)

An Indian man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly posting derogatory and vulgar content about Indian politician Sonia Gandhi on Google's social networking site, Orkut. 22-year-old Rahul Krishnakumar Vaid had posted his comments in an Orkut community called "I hate Sonia Gandhi" through an Orkut account associated with his Gmail account. With Google's help, local authorities were able to verify Vaid's identity and make the arrest. Full Story »

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 by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

To me this seems like pretty average journalism. The topic is important, and the report seems fair. It provides some context (with added context if you follow the links), but it relies mostly on a couple if examples of problems facing the industry, and information on one possible bill that may come before Congress on this matter. This is a brief overview of the issue of threats to freedom of online expression, without any real depth due to a lack sourcingand limited evidence making it hard to guage the severity of the threats. What does Google (and others in the industry) have to say? What support is there for the legislation mentioned, etc.

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