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Google: Data Requests From Federal Government Up 33% From Last Year

Jan. 23, 2013 4:18pm
Google: U.S. Government Requests for Personal Information Up 33% in 2012

(Photo: Google)

(TheBlaze/AP) — Google is being pulled into an increasing number of police and government investigations around the world as authorities seek to learn more about the people who use its Internet search engine, email and other services.

The latest snapshot of law enforcement agencies’ efforts to extract personal information from Google emerged in a Wednesday report from the company.

Governments presented Google with a staggering 21,389 requests for information on 33,634 of its users during the last six months of 2012. The number of requests was up 17 percent from a year earlier.

Authorities in the U.S. delivered nearly 8,438 of the requests, representing roughly 40 percent of the worldwide total. The U.S. volume was one-third higher than in the same period the previous year– Google’s compliance rate, though at 88%, is down from past reports.

Here is a chart of Google’s transparency report for the United States:

Google: U.S. Government Requests for Personal Information Up 33% in 2012

(Photo: Google Transparency Report)

And a by-the-numbers breakdown:

Google: U.S. Government Requests for Personal Information Up 33% in 2012

(Photo: Google Transparency Report)

Subpoenas accounted for 68 percent of U.S. requests, followed by search warrants at 22 percent. A mix of court orders and other legal demands made up the remaining U.S. requests for user information from Google.

India generated the second highest number of user requests during the final half of last year at 2,431, a 10 percent increase from the previous year.

Since 2010, Google Inc. has been disclosing the total number of subpoenas, search warrants and other legal requests that it receives.  Google Chairman Eric Schmidt pre-emptively declined a position within the Obama administration back in December, saying he had “no interest” in working for the federal government.

The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., said it plans to release a report within the next few months on the number of government demands it receives to remove videos, blog entries and other content from its services. That data also will cover the July-December period.

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Comments (15)

  • woodyee
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:00pm

    ixquick.com – search engine

    startpage.com – search engine

    secure email addy @Reagan.com

    If any one has any equivalent or better, please post. ;-)

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    woodyee  
  • media-bias-steals-elections
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 5:57pm

    Think of the good time you would have visiting North Korea this time of year, the weather is perfect?

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    media-bias-steals-elections  
    • BODYBAG
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 6:46pm

      Eric Schmidt [google ceo] just got back from there.

      Oh and by the way he’s also a top adviser in the royal court.

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      BODYBAG  
  • nonofmybiznez
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 5:05pm

    Requested info on 33,634 users in last six months of 2012. The number of requests was up 17 percent from a year earlier or 27,916 in 2011 (is that a six month total or the year?). In any case, that’s 61,550 users that will be sent to the FEMA camps. We don’t know what they will do there, but it won’t be pretty. How many more will disappear quietly in the night?

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    nonofmybiznez  
  • American_Made
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 5:00pm

    Here is the deal from someone in IT. DITCH GOOGLE. They are in bed with Obastard and Biden. They do not believe in the second amendment. They do not believe in individual rights. Do not use Google!

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    American_Made  
  • nonofmybiznez
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 4:57pm

    Don’t use Google. Don’t use Gmail. Tell your friends not to use them. Until they are looking out for us, they are looking at us.

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    nonofmybiznez  
  • liberalsblamehonestfolk
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 4:47pm

    If they can’t find your guns at home they will search your web usage and trace it backwards by what you bought and read, and posted.

    HIDE YOUR FOOD<
    HIDE YOUR GOLD>>>

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    liberalsblamehonestfolk  
    • jman-6
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 4:58pm

      It won’t do you anygood as you can’t hide from GOD! Stop wasting your money hoarding because as soon as the “hedgemonsters” find somewhere else to run up the price they will dump gold an you will be one of the millions of dupes robbed just like they did housing. Trust me it’s coming!

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      jman-6  
  • VanceUppercut
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 4:37pm

    Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. I remember back when it was Alberto “I Don’t Recall” Gonzales demanding Google turn over info on who was searching for what. When Google refused, I recall a few conservative talking heads taking a “how dare they say ‘no’ to the government?” stand.

    VanceUppercut  
  • Cavallo
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 4:29pm

    Google helps the Chi-Comms hunt down their political dissidents. Don’t think they won’t do it for the Feds here in Bobo the Wonder Marxist Land. DO NOT USE GOOGLE! They’re an arm of the Feds, and a leftist political organization.

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    Cavallo  

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