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Governments increasingly strong-arm Twitter for data

by Lisa Vaas on January 30, 2013 | 2 Comments
Governments increasingly strong-arm Twitter for data

Twitter on Monday released its second Transparency Report, which revealed governments' growing taste for what Twitter itself labels "invasive requests" for information.

Google: Government surveillance of the internet is on the rise

by Paul Roberts on November 14, 2012 | 3 Comments
Google: Government surveillance of the internet is on the rise

Google has released its semi-annual Transparency Report, saying that it received more than 20,000 requests for user data in the first half of 2012 - a sign of greater government surveillance.