US judge asks Google to name people who searched for fraud victim

A court in Minnesota has told Google to hand over the names of everyone who inputted a particular search

Google has been served with a search warrant by a Minnesota judge which requires the firm to hand over personally identifiable information on anyone who has searched for a particular name.

The warrant, published by public records researcher Tony Webster, requires Google to provide a wealth of information on any internet user who was found to have searched for one of four variations of a fraud victim's name.