Brazil tops the world as the government requesting the most data on users with 3,663 requests, followed by the US with 3,580 and the UK, where authorities have made 1,166 requests, according to a new tool revealed by search giant Google.
Silicon Republic, 21 April 2010
The figures, which would send a tremor down the spine of most digital rights activists, reveal which countries are most active in requesting data on users.
The new tool from Google also reveals which countries have sought information to be removed from the Google search engine.
Brazil once again tops the list with 291 removal requests followed by Germany (188), India (142), the US (123), South Korea (64) and the UK (59).
Ireland emerged as having no user data requests – as of yet – but at least less than 10 data removal requests.
Google says it revealed the map because it tries to be as transparent as legally possible with respect to requests and it tries to notify users about requests that may affect them personally.
