Pursuits
Google Can’t Duck Mississippi Probe of Dangerous Web Content
- Search engine giant must face attorney general’s subpoena
- Hood says he’s trying to protect consumers from illicit sites
Computer Hacking
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Google can’t duck an investigation by the Mississippi attorney general into objectionable search engine content that the company calls a threat to Internet freedom.
A U.S. appeals court said Friday that a judge was wrong to block state Attorney General Jim Hood’s sweeping demand for information from the company after concluding in March 2015 that it looked like a “fishing expedition.”