Tag Archive for: requests

Twitter: 46% rise in requests for user information by governments

In all, there were 2,058 information requests from governments in the first half of 2014, which Twitter says were typically connected with criminal investigations. Those requests covered a total of 3,131 user accounts – 48% more than in the last report.
Naked Security – Sophos

Internet giants call for transparency in government surveillance requests

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has vehemently denied giving the government direct access to servers. Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Google have all put out calls for transparency into the US government’s information demands.
Naked Security – Sophos

Gov’t wielded security as a shield to deny the most FOIA requests yet under Obama

Sunshine is the forecast this week, but it seems like mostly clouds obscured what was supposed to be a transparent view for the entire last year. Recent analysis by the Associated Press found that “the U.S.
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