Official requests up for Web data: Google
Google said Tuesday the number of government requests to hand over data from users or to take down Web content rose in the first six months of 2012, extending a trend of recent years.
Google said Tuesday the number of government requests to hand over data from users or to take down Web content rose in the first six months of 2012, extending a trend of recent years.
Internet
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Social Sciences
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Social Sciences
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Security
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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