Google in the Supreme Court? (Score 1)

When one voluntarily participates in activities via the Internet, does he have a right to believe that he may do so anonymously or in any sort of private forum? I think not. The Internet is the world's largest "public forum". I believe the World Wide Web was designed to be just that--- a public forum for the exchange of ideas and information. I don't believe that Google ever made any representations to the contrary. They have always admitted that they maintain records of the searching activities of all who use their search engine. The question now, is whether they freely exchange this information with the National Security Agency, and what other items are part pf this agreement between Google and the government. I think the public has a right to know. When one conducts a search on Google, they record his IP address along with the searches, search results, and the specific links the user clicks. Unless of course the user is logged-in at the time of the search. If so, his name will be added to the rest of the information Google maintains. When a use goes from his open Gmail account, to the Google browser, he is automatically logged-in to the search engine. However, the user may log-out of Google before browsing. Google makes it easy for the user to be logged-in, because they want the search information for their marketing efforts. It's all about money. Clearly, this agreement between Google and the NSA, may affect Constitutional safeguards and protections to U.S. citizens. Because of this, the public does have a right to know. Seems to me that this case will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court. The NSA will defend itself by saying that the war on terror and homeland security override any Constitutional protections Google users have. They will demonstrate countless cases where convicted terrorists used Google to search for means and methods to conduct their criminal activity. Google will defend by saying that a user may simply use their browser anonymously. The Supreme Court will balance the interests of Google, the NSA, and the rights of the public to know about the "secret agreement". Stay tuned to Part II-- "Google and the Government Do the Supremes".