Britain and the United States are among the countries making the most requests for the group that removes Google internet links or provides information on its users, according to tables published Monday, June 27 on the second half of 2010 .
It is Britain that Google has received the most requests to remove links or videos between July and December 2010: 93,518, of which 93,360 were actually deleted at the request of the authorities to eliminate misleading advertising. South Korea has submitted 32,000 requests, mainly to avoid the disclosure of a national identity number (RNN).
FRANCE, 5th COUNTRIES TO REQUEST INFORMATION ON INTERNET:
In a political context, the Italian police asked Google to remove a YouTube video criticizing the prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and faking his murder. Google explained that the video violated the regulations of the site, and that he had effectively withdrawn. In Brazil, Justice has requested the removal of political content during the election campaign, and the United States has removed 1100 Google content that defamed a man and his family. In contrast to Vietnam, Google refused to remove search results for "a particular word that generated unflattering comments alleged former leaders" of the country.
The report also details the applications received for information on Internet users. The United States dominated the rankings, with 4,601 applications, of which 94% were answered. Brazil is second with 1,804 applications, of which 76% received a partial or complete response, followed by India with 1,699 requests (79% response), Britain (1162 requests, 72% response ) and France (1021 requests, 56% of responses).
FOLLOW "THE SPIRIT AND THE LETTER OF THE LAW"
"Our goal is to enable users to find access to information, and also to respect the confidentiality of their information," noted Matt Braithwaite, a charge of "transparency unit" of Google, on the blog group. "Whenever we receive a request, we check first that it respects both the spirit and letter of the law before responding," he said. "Where possible, we warn users concerned", and "if we believe that demand is too large, we try to reduce it."
These figures were published in the "transparency reports" that Google publishes regularly, and that the group decided to "change the format so we can see the data country by country," said Mr Braithwaite. "This gives a better idea of how we respond to official inquiries, including the local police or federal," said Mr Braithwaite.
