US Govt Aggressive, Successful in Obtaining Twitter User Data
<div class='node-body'><p>The release of a 'transparency report' by microblogging and social media company Twitter reveals that the US government is by far the most aggressive, and most successful, in seeking and obtaining private user information compared to other world governments.</p>
<p>In the report, released late Monday, the US government is shown to be responsible for nearly 80% of all requests of Twitter user data. Of those US government requests, according to Twitter, 75% resulted in disclosure of "some or all" of the information related to the account.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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