Google Celebrates ‘Data Privacy Day’ By Discussing Its Practice of Turning Over Data to Government

Published January 28, 2013 10:30pm ET



Google celebrated “Data Privacy Day,” which is today, according to Google, by explaining its practice of turning over data to the government. Last week, Google revealed that it complies with government requests for data 88 percent of the time.

“If it’s like most other days, Google—like many companies that provide online services to users—will receive dozens of letters, faxes and emails from government agencies and courts around the world requesting access to our users’ private account information. Typically this happens in connection with government investigations,” writes Google in a press release.

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