TechHive: Facebook's disclosures remind us not to count on privacy

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Facebook's disclosures remind us not to count on privacy Aug 31st 2013, 15:20, by , CSO In releasing its first report on government requests for user information, Facebook is reminding businesses and consumers that use of the Internet today requires self-censorship. The report released last week shows also that the U.S. government—which is the single biggest requester with between 11,000 and 12,000 requests—is only one of many seeking data from Facebook. Total non-U.S. requests numbered about 15,000 during the first half of this year. Facebook's Global Government Requests Report is meant to assure users that the company is doing everything it can legally to protect their privacy. Google does the same through its biannual Transparency Report. The number of users specified in the requests was from 20,000 to 21,000. The majority of the requests were related to criminal cases, such as robberies or kidnappings. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: facebook-privacy-100052291-small.jpg

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