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[spacer.gif] Video: In State of the Union, repeating history [spacer.gif] After 62 executions, a change of heart [post-pulse.png] Obama won't raise the Medicare age Google: âGovernment surveillance is on the riseâ [504135227.jpg] View Photo Gallery — Google’s moves toward dominance: A look at some of the major deals the Web giant has made or attempted in an effort to expand its reach. * Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size * Print * E-mail * Reprints By Hayley Tsukayama, Nov 13, 2012 06:54 PM EST The Washington Post Google released updated data on the number of government data and takedown requests, showing that data requests from world governments are rising steadily. The United States leads the list of governments who made data requests in the first half of 2012, logging nearly 8,000 requests for information. The United States was second in removal requests with 273 requests to Turkey’s 501. Loading... Comments * Weigh In * Corrections? 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In the first half of 2012, Google said, there were 1,791 requests from government officials around the world to remove 17,746 pieces of content. Google started disclosing its government requests in 2010, saying that it was important for its users across the globe to know who was requesting data from their services — something that other companies have begun to disclose both on their own and through partnerships with organizations such as Chilling Effects. “The information we disclose is only an isolated sliver showing how governments interact with the Internet, since for the most part we don’t know what requests are made of other technology or telecommunications companies,” Google senior policy analyst Dorothy Chou wrote. “But we’re heartened that in the past year, more companies like Dropbox, LinkedIn, Sonic.net and Twitter have begun to share their statistics too. 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