Government Sticks Its Fingers Deeper into Your Data Pie
It’s an intense time for skirmishes between government and corporate America.
The Senate will take up the question of renewing the Patriot Act during the week of Jan. 30, and Google is fighting tooth and nail to keep search terms and search results out of the hands of the government.
For the private sector, the government’s desire to fiddle with data raises a few questions: Just how much control does the government have over grabbing your data, and how onerous is that for business?
Regarding their effect on enterprises, the Patriot Act and the government’s squeeze on Google are two different beasts.