Surveillance of Internet users by governments around the world is on the rise, Google concludes in its latest Transparency Report, which details government requests it receives for information about its users. The United States tops the list of countries making requests for user data. “This is the sixth time we’ve released this data, and one trend has become clear: Government surveillance is on the rise,” Google said. Requests by governments for user data for the first six months of 2012 increased 32.9 percent over the same period in 2011, to 20,938 from 15,744, Google reported.
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Google's Gov't Surveillance Report Stirs Privacy, Free Speech Fears
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 14, 2012 10:48 AMSurveillance of Internet users by governments around the world is on the rise, Google concludes in its latest Transparency Report, which details government requests it receives for information about its users. The United States tops the list of countries making requests for user data. “This is the sixth time we’ve released this data, and one trend has become clear: Government surveillance is on the rise,” Google said. Requests by governments for user data for the first six months of 2012 increased 32.9 percent over the same period in 2011, to 20,938 from 15,744, Google reported.