Google refuses to hand over data to Brazilian authorities
From the Sydney Morning Herald:
Brazilian prosecutors have asked a federal judge for permission to file a civil lawsuit against Google Inc., alleging it was withholding user information required for a separate criminal investigation.The prosecutors want Google to pay a $US61 million fine and asked that if it refuses to comply with its information request, its Brazilian unit be dissolved. . .
. . . The prosecutors want a federal judge to order Google to hand over user information on those Orkut pages that are being investigated for promoting crimes.