Comments on: Google begins filtering searches for torrents http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: yeoo http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/comment-page-1/#comment-140760 yeoo Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:50:27 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/#comment-140760 As long as google is hosted in US they'll kind of have to follow the laws of the US. As long as google is hosted in US they’ll kind of have to follow the laws of the US.

]]> By: Jonathan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/comment-page-1/#comment-22665 Jonathan Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:52:51 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/#comment-22665 The filtering is not as widespread as I initially thought but it is present, searches for torrent clients and files themselves are filtered. It's there but it doesn't work for every search... The filtering is not as widespread as I initially thought but it is present, searches for torrent clients and files themselves are filtered.

It’s there but it doesn’t work for every search…

]]> By: Jonathan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/comment-page-1/#comment-22664 Jonathan Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:45:10 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/#comment-22664 I said torrent, not warez torrent, it seems that only very specific searches are being checked, I only checked torrent, not combinations of keywords. We'll do better next time but don't expect every possible combination to be cross checked. I said torrent, not warez torrent, it seems that only very specific searches are being checked, I only checked torrent, not combinations of keywords.

We’ll do better next time but don’t expect every possible combination to be cross checked.

]]> By: Mr. Wizard http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/comment-page-1/#comment-22663 Mr. Wizard Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:07:05 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/08/google-begins-filtering-searches-for-torrents/#comment-22663 I don't think Google is doing anything more than filtering requests for or related to specific torrent content -- undoubtedly those where the original content creator/provider slapped Google with a cease and desist order. I can't blame Google for following the letter of the law. Why do I claim this? Well, I submitted the following query keywords to Google, "warez torrent". That ought to trigger just about any serious broad filter on torrents, wouldn't ya think? The results were (in part): *** Full Games, Warez, Cracks, Serials, Torrents, MP3, Downloads and ... Full Games, Warez, Torrents, Software, Cracks, Serials, MP3, Downloads and Free Porn at Softlinkers aka Beasty's Portal. www.softlinkers.org/ - 87k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this CRACKHELL.COM - CRACK SERIAL WAREZ XXX TOPLIST Coding : GFX : Hacking : MP3 : Torrent : Warez : XXX. Rating : 1.9 Rating : 1.9 Rate It! 3, 13. 31, Torrent search crawler Torrent Search Engine bittorrent ... crackhell.com/ - 40k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this APPZPLANET DOWNLOADS - WAREZ CRACKZ SERIALZ FULL APPZ TORRENT ... WWW.APPZPLANET.COM - WAREZ FULL APPZ TORRENTS CRACKZ SERIALZ SOFT RAPIDSHARE. www.appzplanet.com/ - 98k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this *** and went on for the rest of page one and at least ten more pages of search results. Let's get real folks! That little test that took me about 10 seconds completely disproved the absurd statement, "It seems that Google is taking upon itself to make the world legal by filtering searches that contain anything torrent related." I expect better from TECHBLORGE! Regards, Mr. Wizard I don’t think Google is doing anything more than filtering requests for or related to specific torrent content — undoubtedly those where the original content creator/provider slapped Google with a cease and desist order. I can’t blame Google for following the letter of the law.

Why do I claim this? Well, I submitted the following query keywords to Google, “warez torrent”. That ought to trigger just about any serious broad filter on torrents, wouldn’t ya think? The results were (in part):

***

Full Games, Warez, Cracks, Serials, Torrents, MP3, Downloads and …
Full Games, Warez, Torrents, Software, Cracks, Serials, MP3, Downloads and Free Porn at Softlinkers aka Beasty’s Portal.
http://www.softlinkers.org/ – 87k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this
CRACKHELL.COM – CRACK SERIAL WAREZ XXX TOPLIST
Coding : GFX : Hacking : MP3 : Torrent : Warez : XXX. Rating : 1.9 Rating : 1.9 Rate It! 3, 13. 31, Torrent search crawler Torrent Search Engine bittorrent …
crackhell.com/ – 40k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this
APPZPLANET DOWNLOADS – WAREZ CRACKZ SERIALZ FULL APPZ TORRENT …
http://WWW.APPZPLANET.COM – WAREZ FULL APPZ TORRENTS CRACKZ SERIALZ SOFT RAPIDSHARE.
http://www.appzplanet.com/ – 98k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this

***

and went on for the rest of page one and at least ten more pages of search results.

Let’s get real folks! That little test that took me about 10 seconds completely disproved the absurd statement, “It seems that Google is taking upon itself to make the world legal by filtering searches that contain anything torrent related.”

I expect better from TECHBLORGE!

Regards,
Mr. Wizard

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