Government Demands for Data About Twitter Users Continue to Grow by VINDU GOEL


By VINDU GOEL

Globally, government requests for Twitter data grew 22 percent in the last six months of 2013, compared to the first half of the year, with the United States making more than half the requests. But one gaping hole remains: the social network excludes data on requests made under American national security laws because of the restrictions on what can be disclosed.

Published: February 6, 2014 at 12:00AM

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