Here’s How Many Inquiries Into Facebook Personal Data Global Governments Made And How Often Facebook Tattled [Interactive Map]
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) received requests for data from 38,000 accounts in 74 countries during the first six months of 2013, according to the company’s report on government data requests, released Tuesday.
The report lists every nation that has requested information from Facebook and provides the exact number of inquiries received and how many accounts were specified. Facebook also reveals the percentage of requests that Facebook responded to with data.
The majority of the inquiries were related to criminal activity, according to Facebook’s report, but some pertained to national security issues. More than half of the queries came from the U.S. government. And of the 11,000 to 12,000 requests by the U.S. government, involving 20,000 to 21,000 people who are active on Facebook, the social media company released at least partial data for 79 percent.
India was No. 2 in asking for data, with 3,245 requests involving 4,144 users. Facebook released data for only 50 percent of those inquiries.
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