Google's Transparency Report Serves as Subtle Call to Action

Governments around the world peppered Google with 21,389 information requests on about 33,634 users from July through December 2012. That represents a 2 percent year-over-year increase, according to Google's latest Transparency Report, released this week. The U.S. led the barrage, with 8,476 requests for information -- a 6 percent year-over-year increase. Google made a point of noting that user data requests have been steadily increasing -- they're up by more than 70 percent since 2009. It began releasing its Transparency Report in 2010.

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