Google Presents its Government Search Policy as a Board Game Animation

Google’s new transparency request is out, and according to the search company, Government data requests are up 120% over the past four years. The report shows that the US consistently requests more data than any other country, but that number may be reaching a plateau. with 10,574 requests compared to 10,918 from the last reporting period. It may be too soon to be optimistic, since overall, government requests from all countries are actually increasing.

US Data Requests
US Data Requests

Global Data Requests
Global Data Requests

 

We consistently push back against overly broad requests for your personal information, but it’s also important for laws to explicitly protect you from government overreach.

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