WASHINGTON - Government requests to Google for user data hit a record high in the second half of 2015, the online giant said. "Usage of our services have increased every year, and so have the user data request numbers," Google said. The United States accounted for the largest share, with 12,523 requests, followed by Germany (7,491), France (4,174) and Britain (3,497). Google said it turned over at least some data in 64 percent of the cases. "Google is proud to have led the charge on publishing these reports, helping shed light on government surveillance laws and practices across the world," said Google legal director Richard Salgado.

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2016 13:18 UTC