Facebook Reports Government Data Requests, US Leads With 12K During The First Half Of 2013

Today Facebook did the world a service by detailing the number of data-collection requests it receives from various nations around the world, as well as the number of user accounts that are part of the inquiries. It also lists the percentage of requests that were honored. The U.S. is by far the most active requester of Facebook user information. In the first half of 2013, the U.S. logged between 11,000 and 12,000 requests for Facebook user data, involving 20,000 to 21,000 accounts. That the U.S....