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US government user data requests continue to rise, says Google

Posted January 24, 2013 - 08:25 by Emma Woollacott

The US once again heads Google's list of governments that request its user data - and nearly 70 percent of requests came without a warrant.

Leahy denies supporting warrantless email surveillance

Posted November 21, 2012 - 07:43 by Kate Taylor

Senator Patrick Leahy is denying reports that he'd been about to support a proposal allowing government agencies to access Americans' emails without a warrant.

Government issues secret orders to get WikiLeaks email data

Posted October 10, 2011 - 08:36 by Emma Woollacott

The US government used a secret court order to obtain information on the email accounts of WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum, the Wall Street Journal reports.