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The e-mail from Google I wish I never received  

To: Jason Roth
E-mail: jason@savethehumans.com
Subject: Your Violation of Google's Terms of Use

Dear Google User,

As you may or may not be aware, Google tracks searches performed by its users, using a cookie which is saved on each user's personal computer. This cookie, a small text file, helps us to improve your Google search experience. The cookie allows us to save your personal search preferences for each visit to Google, such as keyword highlighting or foreign language preferences.

In addition to saving search preferences, the cookie also allows Google to track specific search phrases. Since this is your fifth time searching for the phrase "sex videos", your account has been flagged for review.

After a thorough inspection by a Google Usage Terms Officer, Google has concluded that your pattern of Internet searching is sufficiently questionable to warrant the disabling of your account.

Further questionable searches have included the following:

"kiddie" (1)
"porn" (14)
"underwear" (3)
"breasts" (27)
"children" (2)
"naked" (19)
"schoolyard" (1)
"candy" (7)
"buttocks" (2)

The above listed search keywords may or may not have appeared in the same Internet search, but the aggregate of these keywords has resulted in a violation of Google's Terms of Use. As stated above, your account has been disabled for the safety of other Google users.

Your account contact information, including your name and e-mail address, has been posted on our "Parents Resources" pages, a standard procedure which you agreed to by accepting Google's Terms of Use.

The Google Parents Resources pages, frequently cited by The New York Times as part of their ongoing "Internet Child Watch" reports, have enabled parents such as yourself to protect their families from potential predators. We appreciate your participation in this program, and would enjoy hearing any feedback which you believe might help us to improve our quality of service.

Thank you for using Google.

Your Google Customer Service Team

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