Google Subpoena’s And Perishable Evidence

Google Subpoena's And Perishable Evidence

According to Google's privacy policy they record the following information and store it in logs that have a perishable shelf life of 6 months.

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Cookies ? When you visit Google, we send one or more cookies to your computer or other device. We use

cookies to improve the quality of our service, including for storing user preferences, improving search results

and ad selection, and tracking user trends, such as how people search. Google also uses cookies in its

advertising services to help advertisers and publishers serve and manage ads across the web and on Google

services.

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Log information ? When you access Google services via a browser, application or other client our servers

automatically record certain information. These server logs may include information such as your web request, your interaction with a service, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of

your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or your account.

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User communications ? When you send email or other communications to Google, we may retain those

communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services. When

you send and receive SMS messages to or from one of our services that provides SMS functionality, we may

collect and maintain information associated with those messages, such as the phone number, the wireless

carrier associated with the phone number, the content of the message, and the date and time of the

transaction. We may use your email address to communicate with you about our services.

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Affiliated Google Services on other sites ? We offer some of our services on or through other web sites.

Personal information that you provide to those sites may be sent to Google in order to deliver the service. We

process such information under this Privacy Policy.

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Third Party Applications ? Google may make available third party applications, such as gadgets or

extensions, through its services. The information collected by Google when you enable a third party application is processed under this Privacy Policy. Information collected by the third party application provider is governed by their privacy policies.

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Location data ? Google offers location-enabled services, such as Google Maps and Latitude. If you use

those services, Google may receive information about your actual location (such as GPS signals sent by a

mobile device) or information that can be used to approximate a location (such as a cell ID).

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Unique application number ? Certain services, such as Google Toolbar, include a unique application

number that is not associated with your account or you. This number and information about your installation

(e.g., operating system type, version number) may be sent to Google when you install or uninstall that service

or when that service periodically contacts our servers (for example, to request automatic updates to the

software).

Google Subpoenas and Server Logs

Server logs

Like most Web sites, Google servers automatically record the page requests made when you visit their sites. These "server logs" typically include the users Internet Protocol address, date and time of the request, cookie identifier, browser type and language. Here is an example of a typical Google log entry where the search is for "cars", followed by a breakdown of its parts: 123.45.67.89 - 25/Mar/2003 10:15:32 -

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123.45.67.89 is the Internet Protocol address assigned to the user by the user's ISP; depending on the

user's service, a different address may be assigned to the user by their service provider each time they connect

to the Internet;

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25/Mar/2003 10:15:32 is the date and time of the query;

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is the requested URL, including the search query;

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Firefox 1.0.7; Windows NT 5.1 is the browser and operating system being used; and

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740674ce2123a969 is the unique cookie ID assigned to this particular computer the first time it visited

Google. (Cookies can be deleted by users. If the user has deleted the cookie from the computer since the last

time s/he visited Google, then it will be the unique cookie ID assigned to the user the next time s/he visits

Google from that particular computer).

Google Subpoenas & Court Order Specificity

The information that Google will share when supplied with a court order depends on the nature and specificity of the request. Because of the immense amount of data that Google maintains on its users it would be a violation of their privacy policy to present attorneys or law enforcement more information than what they are specifically ordered to turn over in the court order or warrant. Because Internet Law is so new we find most lawyers do not have the subpoena experience with electronic data requests, especially with ISP's like Google, Yahoo, Bing, Facebook, YouTube. Subpoenas to Google must contain a high degree of specificity with highly technical knowledge of both Google and internet data flow. If your subpoena does not include the degree of specificity needed then the probability of you winning your case because of digital evidence becomes more less likely. Reputation Defense Online has successfully helped attorneys and law enforcement and offer Litigation Support Services.

Domesticate Google Subpoenas In California

Last year under the California Code of Civil Procedure Section 2029.300 in became much easier for attorneys and law enforcement to obtain information and less refusals by Google to obtain information on their users IP Address, log in information etc for the various services of Google. This procedure can be done by follow the following process.

1. Pay Court Fee Costs

2. Hire a Process Server For Santa Clara County, California

3. Include (2) Self Addressed and Stamped Envelopes

4. Include an original copy of your local subpoena and 2 copies

5. Complete and include Form SUBP030 "

6. Complete and include SUBP-035*

7. Include $30 filing fee

8. File at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Attn: Civil

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