Authorities in Britain are more likely to request details about internet users than in any other country, according to Google.
A report by the search engine website reveals that law enforcement officials and government agencies made 1,162 separate requests for data from the company in just six months.
When population sizes are taken into account, the figure puts Britain second in a table of 26 developed countries.
Singapore - which has been condemned by human rights groups for its authoritarian regime - topped the table while Australia came third with 345 requests and France came fourth with 1,021 requests. The U.S. was fifth in the table with 4,601 requests for information in the second half of last year. More...
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A report by the search engine website reveals that law enforcement officials and government agencies made 1,162 separate requests for data from the company in just six months.
When population sizes are taken into account, the figure puts Britain second in a table of 26 developed countries.
Singapore - which has been condemned by human rights groups for its authoritarian regime - topped the table while Australia came third with 345 requests and France came fourth with 1,021 requests. The U.S. was fifth in the table with 4,601 requests for information in the second half of last year. More...
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