Requests for Twitter users’ personal information more than doubled in the UK in 2015, according to the company’s latest transparency report.
Twitter said UK government agencies and the police made 299 requests for information between January and July, up from 116 in the previous six months.
It makes UK law enforcement the biggest requester of Twitter data in the EU.
Twitter said it had complied with 52% of the requests for information, which could be used to identify a tweeter.
‘Transparency’
Twitter has published its transparency report since 2012.
The social network said requests for account information worldwide had increased by 52% – the largest ever increase between reports.
Requests for Twitter users’ personal information more than doubled in the UK in 2015, according to the company’s latest transparency report.
Twitter said UK government agencies and the police made 299 requests for information between January and July, up from 116 in the previous six months.
It makes UK law enforcement the biggest requester of Twitter data in the EU.
Twitter said it had complied with 52% of the requests for information, which could be used to identify a tweeter.
‘Transparency’
Twitter has published its transparency report since 2012.
The social network said requests for account information worldwide had increased by 52% – the largest ever increase between reports.
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Source: BBC