Comments on: Google Provides Details Of Anonymous Blogger In Israel (Updated)

By: Committee to Protect Bloggers » Google Divulges Holy Land IP

Committee to Protect Bloggers » Google Divulges Holy Land IP — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:54:20 +0000

[...] Duncan at Tech Crunch reports (via Globes Online) that Google voluntarily gave up IP information on a user to plaintiffs in a defamation case. [...]

By: Google = Evil - Google Turns IP Address Over to the Israeli Government | Creepy Sleepy

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:40:30 +0000

[...] of a blogger is Evil. It is the tech equivalent of a journalist naming sources. clipped from http://www.techcrunch.com Google Voluntarily Provides Details Of Anonymous Blogger In Israel Google has provided the IP [...]

By: jasmine

jasmine — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:25:57 +0000

I have a similar problem with a friend of mine, someone is slandering a friend of mines name and i would like to get the ip address. they posted anonymously how can i find the ip ?

By: The Inquirer ES : Google se chiva de un blogger israelí

The Inquirer ES : Google se chiva de un blogger israelí — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:34:14 +0000

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By: support@redflagdeals.com

support@redflagdeals.com — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:38:22 +0000

Wow, I’m impressed that google responded to the blog to clarify the situation.

By: The blog is back, not on Google

The blog is back, not on Google — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:40:31 +0000

There is a new blog providing some English translations from the old blog and also from the judge’s verdict. Very interesting revelations about the plaintiffs.
Here is the link: http://shaarei-...kva.behirot.net

By: Times change...

Times change... — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:45:12 +0000

Things change over time,and we most adapt! Google now has changed dramatically:now Google,Yahoo,Microsoft…etc are MORE similar then different,they are the giants,the rich,the influential…and they do NOT care very much about the little people,but pretend to… And the USA changed even more dramatically!,the wide range of freedoms and rights,respect,privacy…etc=most are gone or drastically reduced!.So if you are one of the normal,everyday, average people:change your old habits,you ken-nut fight the big powerful,rich and influential corporations and individuals,and they ken-nut by trusted to protect you!.Be careful what company’s and countries you trust whit your data:medium-small companies in liberal countries are more safe!(the Scandinavian countries, Switzerland… etc);and even in that case take extra precautions to your safety and privacy!(NO personally identifiable data,and NOT from your IP!,use public-Internet,or from home use proxies, encrypted tunneling…etc; example: Tor+Privoxy…). Be safe and smart! )

By: Abdoh

Abdoh — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:49:49 +0000

What regulations do google follow exactly?

Is it USA or China ? many laws in developing countries just break people rights, and they are laws !!

We need official response from google, so I can decide to stay with google or go to another service provider

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:39:47 +0000

They can’t do that! Can they?

I’m toast now….
http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:20:32 +0000

Are Google stupid or do they just think we’re stupid? A blogger who obviously wants to protect his or her identity is supposed to show up in court to prevent having his or her identity revealed via IP address? Makes perfect sense to me!

Plus what kind of court conducts official business VIA BLOG!? This is ridiculous.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:47:53 +0000

Just because we have an internet with a potentially huge audience, it doesn’t give the right to malign others and then hide in anonymity. I say, let the courts decide whether a crime is committed and then out (and punish) the people responsible. Too many have been harmed already by malicious creatures who say it’s a free speech issue.

By: benny

benny — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:06:10 +0000

The Mossad, Aman, and Shin Bet, can be quite persuasive. To arm chair this thousands of miles away will not do justice to anything. It looks bad for Google at this point. The Israeli has a habit to work in secret and very good on “digging” for the truth. In a country where you have to fight for your survival daily, I don’t think civil liberty is as liberal as it is here in the USA. It’s a slippery slope where it should ends, do you know where that line is? So who is willing to give up their live to be a martyr for this case?

If you do not want to go to jail, then don’t take chances. Well if you must do it, using your own personal Google account and home IP address sounds rather foolish don’t you think?

By: =Jason

=Jason — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:30:48 +0000

way to go Duncan, now you have Google pissed at you.

By: Alan Wilensky

Alan Wilensky — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:18:25 +0000

There is no comparison to the China privacy cases and this specific case in Israel:

China summarily jails and tortures over political speech; no American corporation should cooperate or condone the misuse of their service to enable that.

In the Israeli defamation case, there was a case of prima facia slander that worked its way through the legal system.

By: facebookjunkie

facebookjunkie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:01:47 +0000

Aww…get over it folks, we all make mistakes. Part of the learning process.

At least TC corrects and admits to their mistakes, and not make silly attempts to cover them up.

By: Truden

Truden — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:51:46 +0000

The law is law and even Google must obey a court order.
But comment 24 (Yair Zarka) is saying that Google can sue ThechCrunch (according to the law they obeyed) for braking their “good” name.
Hope they won’t take me to the court for the double quotes

Let’s make a point here: If Google obeys all laws (in red China and in free USA) then Google is out of the law.

By: Andie

Andie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:32:34 +0000

How does protecting your privacy by not revealing an IP address work when you have to show up in court to argue why you shouldn’t have your IP address revealed? Once you show up in court, they know who you are, so knowing the IP address is meaningless. They aren’t looking to collect IP addresses, they’re looking for a person, and they figured the first step in tracking the guy down is to get his IP address.

By: not a google fan boy

not a google fan boy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:27:37 +0000

interesting to see that Matt Cutts responded and talks about why a site was removed from google. while this was a bad example, there are a lot of sites that are penalized in google for no apparent good reason and that is the point of the post (not linking to bad neighborhoods, dup content etc).

This brings up the bigger issue that google is not responsive to webmasters who want to know why their site got the -950 penalty. btw Matt, the webmaster tools form is a joke. no one ever answers and having to check the box that you somehow violated Google’s terms of service is insulting! Trying to figure out why a site is penalized from the “terms of service” is an exercise in reading tea leaves.

So the point of the article is valid, and I for one would like to see more posts on this very topic.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:55:44 +0000

Duncan, learn from your mistakes.

By: Matt Cutts

Matt Cutts — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:30:25 +0000

Thanks for adding the update to mention that a court ordered this.

Now, how about updating http://www.tech...-enjoyperthnet/ to point out the the reason that site was removed from Google was because it was hacked and was showing spammy links? The whole story is there in the comments between me and the site owner.

By: 113.COM

113.COM — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:20:33 +0000

So, ladies and gentlemen, please don’t bitch about China on the same subject.. this is a universal thing, and not a thing unique to China.

Note that I’m not saying whether it’s evil or not evil. All I’m saying is, it’s a universal thing, not a China thing.

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:19:15 +0000

Convictus – this is exactly how things are supposed to work. The Globe is generally seen as a reputable publication. They are apparently printing a retraction today. Our update was made as soon as Google contacted us. The story is evolving real time.

It’s ridiculous to assume that we will always wait for a comment from the company. Most of the time the response is “no comment.” If you think through your comment carefully, you’ll see that companies could spin the news any way they want simply by not responding to press, thereby freezing everyone. funny. Anyway, carry on. I didn’t mean to get in the way of your trolling.

By: Convictus

Convictus — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:10:07 +0000

#33 exactly what I was thinking.

Micheal how do keep letting this guy post inflamitory shit with out first party sources? I am no beacon of truth myself, but then again my blog isn’t becoming know as a news source; this one is.

By: whatsup

whatsup — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:03:32 +0000

Why are all the Google recruiters leaving? Sr. people leaving Google as well

By: Marzipan from Toledo

Marzipan from Toledo — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:48:48 +0000

“Instead Google entered into an arrangement it”

…either the blogger can caught off his sausage himself, or Google (the do no evil part) will give him a three-day headstart before they do it. I love the third-party deals.

…as for that part of the world, it wouldn’t surprise me if the Google employee took a bribe to cut a deal to release the ip of the original bastard blogger who posted that the original guy took a bribe.