Justice Dept. subpoenas more tech firms (porn search)

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12087220/

PHILADELPHIA - The Justice Department is demanding internal files from dozens of Internet service providers and other technology firms as it seeks to defend a controversial Internet child protection law.

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InformationWeek magazine unearthed subpoenas that show the government also demanded information from at least 34 other companies, including Internet service providers such as Comcast Corp. and EarthLink Inc., security software firms and other technology companies.

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The subpoenas also went to companies including AT&T Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Symantec Corp.

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"Our overarching concern over what the government is doing (with the subpoenas) stems from the 'why,' — what is it they're actually trying to accomplish?" said David McGuire, a spokesman for the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington. "It doesn't seem reasonable."