Maybe a little evil: Google outs Indian man to authorities

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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Posted by: Posted by David Cohn - May 19, 2008 - 12:44 PM PDT
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by Dale Penn - May. 19, 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 ... More »

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by David Cohn - May. 19, 2008
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by Rick Attig - May. 19, 2008

This brief piece is little more than an announcement of the arrest for the offending post, and a suggestion that Google's cooperation "hit a nerve" among those who revere the search company. However, there's no sources, no comments, nothing from anyone else. The story winds up with a series of questions and more or less a shrug, dunno, in terms of answers.

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