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Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Users. Critics Say It’s ‘Terrifying.’ (www.forbes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

In two court orders, the federal government told Google to turn over information on anyone who viewed multiple YouTube videos and livestreams. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This is not new. Feds asking website hosts to give IPs and identities is not even close to unique to Google. Anyone not expecting this hasn't been paying attention in the last 15 years.