(BNamericas.com via NewsEdge) A federal court in São Paulo has ordered the Brazilian division of online content giant Google to supply within 15 days the identity of Google's networking Web site Orkut suspected of engaging in "illegal" activities.
The court is acting on an order by the attorney general's office, which has been investigating the use of Google's online community service Orkut as a virtual meeting point for racist and pedophile groups.
Google is facing $23,254 fine each day if it refuses to reveal the identity of the users, Local media reported.
Google's Brazilian unit said it cannot access such information because it is stored on servers in the US controlled by the parent company.
Earlier, Google added a disclaimer clause to Orkut's pages urging posters to use the site responsibly, and reminding them that such rules are spelled out in the site's terms of service documents.
Brazilians represent 70% of the 14 million people that belong to Orkut communities around the world.
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