Steady rise in government data requests: Google
- Published: 23 Jan 2013 at 23.45
- Online news: World
Google on Wednesday reported a "steady increase" in government requests to hand over data from Internet users in the second half of 2012.
A Google logo is seen through windows of Moscone Center in San Francisco during Google's annual developer conference on June 28, 2012. Google on Wednesday reported a "steady increase" in government requests to hand over data from Internet users in the second half of 2012.
The Web giant's semiannual "transparency report" showed the most requests came from the the United States, with 8,438 requests for information about 14,868 users.
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