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'Snoopers' charter' petition hits signatures target

Posted in Science on 29th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

A petition asking the UK government to repeal its new Investigatory Powers Act now has more than 118,000 signatures.

Google says government requests 'up 120%' in four years

Posted in Business on 29th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Google has said the number of requests it has had from governments to share information about its users has gone up by 120% in the past four years.