Yahoo published its first transparency report on Friday, disclosing the number of government requests for data that the company received in the first six months of 2013.
Yahoo’s transparency report comes on the heels of revelations about top secret NSA surveillance programs like PRISM, which allegedly allows the United States government to access data from major Internet companies
Overall, governments from 17 countries listed in the report sent Yahoo 29,470 requests for data related to 62,775 accounts. The U.S. leads the pack, with 12,444 requests impacting 40,322 users. The States is followed by countries like Germany (4,295), Italy (2,637), Taiwan (1,942), France (1,855) and the UK (2,832). Read more…
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