Google Inc. (GOOG) and its site Orkut can boast a coverage that rivals those more recongnized big names such as Myspace or Facebook, in Brazil. Almost half of Brazil's 32 million internet users have a profile on Orkut.
But according to this Time.com article Brazilian prosecutors say that pedophiles, anti-Semites and racists are also using Orkut to peddle less innocuous messages. And they accuse Google of protecting them by balking at revealing the IP addresses and other information that could help law enforcement track them down.
A judge last week gave Google 15 days to hand over the incriminating data or face a daily fine equal to $900,000. "Making it easier for those Brazilians who use anonymity of Orkut to commit crimes of child pornography and racism reflects a profound disrespect for national sovereignty," Judge José Marcos Lunardelli said in last week's ruling. "Brazilian law is applicable here."
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