UK Government third on list of countries asking for data about you from Facebook
(Picture: Getty Images) Government requests for Facebook data have increased significantly since last year. And the amount of content governments are asking Facebook to restrict has shot up by 112 per cent. The social network published the report as part of a ‘broader effort to reform government surveillance in countries around the world by providing more transparency’. Although the US is still in a distant first place, the UK has moved up from fifth to third place. Which governments request the most data? United States 17,577 India 5,115 UK 3,384 France 2,520 Germany 2,344 Between January and June this year our government made 3,384 requests for user data, and restricted eight pages as requested by the Gambling Regulatory Commission. Last year they filed 2,110 data requests. The US made 17,577 requests for user data – more than 12,000 more than India, which had the second-highest number. Facebook aren’t allowed to give an exact number ...