JVParkour
11-14-2012, 07:56 AM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/11/14/google_transparency_report_shows_government_survei llance_takedown_requests.html
... The United States by far made the most requests for user data, submitting more than one-third of the 20,938 received. India was second, followed by Brazil.
... Google says between January and June, it turned down appeals from authorities in the United Kingdom, who wanted content criticizing police to be removed. It also denied a series of requests from the United States demanding the removal of content criticizing local and state government agencies, law enforcement, or public officials. Similarly, a police agency in Australia requesting the removal of a video making statements against members of law enforcement was declined.
Interesting developments
... The United States by far made the most requests for user data, submitting more than one-third of the 20,938 received. India was second, followed by Brazil.
... Google says between January and June, it turned down appeals from authorities in the United Kingdom, who wanted content criticizing police to be removed. It also denied a series of requests from the United States demanding the removal of content criticizing local and state government agencies, law enforcement, or public officials. Similarly, a police agency in Australia requesting the removal of a video making statements against members of law enforcement was declined.
Interesting developments