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Google told to give up YouTube user details

By Kevin Allison and Richard Waters in San Francisco

Published: July 4 2008 03:00 | Last updated: July 4 2008 03:00

Google has run into a fresh storm over online privacy after a US judge ordered YouTube, its online video site, to hand over records detailing the viewing habits of its millions of users.

The ruling came in response to a demand by Viacom, the media and entertainment group that owns MTV, which last year filed a $1bn (£504m) lawsuit against YouTube alleging copyright infringement.

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