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Originally Posted by macmanmike6100
The idea is that Google is using Gmail as a seemingly innocuous way to generate a massive database that links keywords to users. The "keyword-to-user" link is not available to anybody outside of Google, according to their privacy policy, *except* when Google is asked for such information from legitimate government agencies. Thus, it would be reasonable for the RIAA to demand the identities of those whose email included "mp3" and "download,"
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Actually. the RIAA is not a government agency, so they wouldn't be able to get it directly.
Of course, if the FBI or other law enforcement were moved to suddenly take on the issue of online piracy (not hugely likely given all the other things they have to do, but you never know), then you might worry