5 Troubling Facts From Twitter's New Transparency Report

Government hunger for user information is growing.

Twitter released its biannual transparency report, which tallies government requests for information and information removal as well copyright takedown notices. Covering the period between Jan. 1 to June 30, 2015, the new report is displayed on a revamped reporting Website and includes two new sections, for trademark notices and email encryption.

What we learned from the clean, easy to use interface is that government requests for information, largely tied to criminal investigations, are the highest they have ever been.

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