Thursday, 14 November 2013

Google imitates the black marker of US government censorship in latest transparency report

Google imitates the black marker of US government censorship in latest transparency report
Nov 14th 2013, 16:22, by T.C. Sottek

Google today released its latest transparency report with a stronger message for its users and the United States government, and more detailed reporting about the types of surveillance US authorities use to obtain information. In a blog post announcing the report, Google imitated the government's infamous black marker of redaction for secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act requests, noting that "the US government contents that we cannot share this information." Google's latest report reveals that governments have more than doubled requests for user data since 2009, not including the secret requests that it is prohibited from discussing.

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