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04/07/2012

US government asked for 679 Twitter users' information in six months

US government asked for 679 Twitter users' information in six months: twitter transparency report stock 1020






Following Google’s lead, Twitter is posting the first in a series of transparency reports showing which countries' governments are requesting user info and what the company is doing about it. The data takes into account all information and removal requests launched between January 1st and June 30th, 2012, and the numbers will be updated semi-annually going forward. While it’s certainly no surprise that the United States is at the top of the list for information requests, the size of the discrepancy between it and the rest of the nations named is striking. While 19 out of 23 countries — a majority including Italy, Spain, Indonesia, and India — posted fewer than ten requests apiece, the US government had a whopping 679. And...
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