2) What risk did Google take
in not initially complying with
government
requests?
Government censor requests
for the removal of online content are alarming as such moves put free
expression at risk, Google said.
Google, the world's most
popular search engine, said on Monday confirmed that it had released data
showing government requests for the removal of blog posts and videos, and
requests for handing over user data from July to December last year.
Raising concerns over
government's demands for removal of online content and revelation of user
information, Google said, "We've been asked to take down political speech.
It's alarming not only because free expression is at risk, but because some of
these requests come from countries you might not suspect."
The Internet search giant
some western governments, which are not typically associated with censorship,
have also started making such requests.
Rounding out Google's top 10
government request list is Germany, Argentine, Turkey, Italy, Spain, France,
the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
Google started documenting
government data requests in September 2010, when it first released its
Transparency Report.
Reference:
FrenchTribune (06/19/2012)
Available at:
http://irishtribune.com/content/12347-government-censor-requests-put-free-expression-risk-google
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