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Google: government user info requests spike sharply in 2012


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No doubt eagerly awaited by online privacy experts, Google has updated its biennial Transparency Report, revealing that governments around the world made nearly 21,000 requests for access to Google data in the first six months of 2012 – a sharp increase. The most requests came from home, with the US asking for information 7,969 times in the first half of the year.

Google: government user info requests spike sharply in 2012
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-government-user-info-requests-spike/
No doubt eagerly awaited by online privacy experts, Google has updated its biennial Transparency Report, revealing that governments around the world made nearly 21,000 requests for access to Google data in the first six months of 2012 – a sharp increase. The most requests came from home, with the US asking for information 7,969 times in the first half of the year.
Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:55:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-government-user-info-requests-spike/

Source: InfosecMagazine
Source Link: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-government-user-info-requests-spike/


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