Google ordered to hand over customer data to FBI WITHOUT warrants, citing counter-terrorism initiative

A federal judge has ruled that Google must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the practice of issuing so-called national security letters was unconstitutional and unnecessary.A federal judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the government's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, banks and others was unconstitutional and unnecessary.SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the government's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, banks and others was unconstitutional and unnecessary.