The U.S. government once again heads the list of those requesting data from Google, and lately it’s been asking for a lot more. Google’s Transparency Report, a twice-a-year reminder of how often governments ask for information, says that the U.S. submitted 10,918 requests for 21,683 user accounts during the first half of 2013. U.S. requests had the highest rate of compliance, with Google forking over user information more than 80 percent of the time. The total number of U.S. requests has more than doubled since 2009.
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Google Reveals Skyrocketing US Data Requests
Posted by: David Vranicar November 15, 2013 10:52 AMThe U.S. government once again heads the list of those requesting data from Google, and lately it’s been asking for a lot more. Google’s Transparency Report, a twice-a-year reminder of how often governments ask for information, says that the U.S. submitted 10,918 requests for 21,683 user accounts during the first half of 2013. U.S. requests had the highest rate of compliance, with Google forking over user information more than 80 percent of the time. The total number of U.S. requests has more than doubled since 2009.