Yes, The FBI Is Tracking American Google Searches

[The Straight Story]

Yes, The FBI Is Tracking American Google Searches

Michele Catalano, a writer for Forbes, Boing Boing, and other publications, received a friendly visit from the FBI at her home today, which according to her Twitter profile is in Long Island, NY.

Pro tip: don't do a search for pressure cookers right after your spouse does a search for backpacks if you don't want the FBI at your door.
— Michele Catalano (@inthefade) July 31, 2013

Maybe she's only one hop away from the neighbor of the cousin of Osama bin Laden's third wife, but she doesn't seem like a terrorist.

In case we needed more proof that the U.S. government is in fact reading the contents of American's online activity, this should do it. That is, unless we refuse to believe it until the FBI makes a personal visit to each of our abodes. In which case, now we know which search terms tend to attract their interest.


http://whitenoise.gizmodo.com/yes-the-fbi-is-tracking-americans-google-searches-981986667?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[geek tragedy]

1. That's creepy. nt

[Logical]

2. Wow, is this a true story? n-t

[justiceischeap]

3. Hopefully, someone will sue them like they did over Library records

maybe, just maybe, this will stop this intrusion into law-abiding citizens rights'.

[MotherPetrie]

4. What if we all tried searching on backpacks and then pressure cookers and see how long it takes the

FBI to show up at our doors?

[TalkingDog]

5. I propose a contest. See who can get the FBI to their door first. What should the prize be?

Bail money? A fabulous vay-cay to a Russian Airport Terminal? Solitary confinement?

[MotherPetrie]

6. OTOH, it would keep the FBI verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry busy.

[TalkingDog]

7. Oh, I completely agree. Let's run the fuckers ragged.

Asshats.

[Kablooie]

8. Duck duck go

Is an alternative search engine that doesn't log your searches.

[RC]

9. Whats the fun in that?

You don't want to take a chance for free room and sometimes board for the next 30 years?