YouTube data to be released, but Google keeps technology secret | OUT-LAW.COM

"Users of YouTube will have their access details handed over to entertainment giant Viacom and the English football Premier League after a US judge ordered the disclosure of a 12 terabyte database."

Whoa! That's a lot of Bytes! More importantly, That's a lot of personal info transferring from one hand to another different hand. From a trusting,nurturing hand to a cold corporate hand. From a "we respect your privacy man" to a...well, you get the picture. Hopefully there won't be any "oops" or "lost laptop full of our info" stories anytime soon.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/14/googleviacom-agree-to-preserve-user...
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/the-privacy-risk-from-the-court...