- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 21st, 2014
The NSA Wants to Put Together Its Own Transparency Reports
Chances for the reports to include data of any use are slim
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 8th, 2014
Pinterest Publishes First Transparency Report
Pinterest only received a dozen data requests from authorities, all from the USA
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 6th, 2014
Twitter Releases Transparency Report: US Sent Nearly 60% of All Data Requests
Although over 45 countries sent Twitter requests, it's the US that's most active
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 6th, 2014
Twitter Says Govt Limits Set for Transparency Reports Violate First Amendment, Considers Lawsuit
Twitter doesn't believe that reporting FISA request numbers in bands of 1,000 is enough
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 4th, 2014
Tumblr Publishes First Transparency Report
Now that Tumblr is a part of Yahoo, the company revealed some important data
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 4th, 2014
Microsoft Updates Transparency Report, Reveals FISA Requests Data
Microsoft has now shared how many FISA reports it gets
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 3rd, 2014
Facebook Reveals FISA Court Requests Numbers, Demands More Transparency
The social network received quite a few FISA requests, especially for content
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 3rd, 2014
Google Reveals How Many FISA Requests It Receives, Asks for Even More Transparency
Given how the new policy is worded, Google demands the right to give exact numbers
- Yahoo News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 3rd, 2014
Yahoo Updates Transparency Report with FISA Court Data, Is Limited by Govt Rules
The US government promised more transparency, but the limitations set indicate otherwise
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 3rd, 2014
Google Was Asked to Take Down over 24.3 Million Links in January
The year has just begun, but DMCA requests are keeping Google busy
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- December 28th, 2013
Google Received 235 Million Takedown Requests in 2013, Discarded 21 Million
Last year, the company only received 50 million DMCA notices
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- December 20th, 2013
Google Transparency Report Indicates Spike in Government Requests
Google got 68% more govt requests in the first half of 2013 than the previous six months
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- November 14th, 2013
Google: Government Demands for User Data Skyrocketed in Past Years
In this year's first semester, there have been twice as many requests as in 2009
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- June 25th, 2013
Google Adds Malware Data from All Over the World to Its Transparency Report
Google has a great overview of the web, including the seedier parts
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- April 26th, 2013
Google Is Getting Increasingly More Censorship Requests from Governments
Brazil and Russia saw a surge in censorship requests in the second half of 2012
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 28th, 2013
Twitter Publishes Transparency Report on Government User Data Requests
Twitter follows Google's lead in disclosing the type and amount of legal requests it gets
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 23rd, 2013
Google Got 21,000 User Data Requests from Governments in the Second Half of 2012 Alone
Governments are very interested in what you've been up to online