(Reuters) – Google Inc said it was facing increasing pressure from governments around the world to reveal user information in criminal investigations amid ongoing revelations about national surveillance programs. The number of requests increased 15 percent sequentially in the first half of this year and 150 percent in the last five years, the company said […]
Confidential information from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been exposed to the public for several years because the organization failed to redact documents that were published online.The documents contained details about criminal investigations and communication interception operations, with the names of the subjects being detectable because of an improper electronic redaction process.The leak occurred […]
The investigations are focused on whether the companies adequately guarded data and informed investors about the impact of breaches, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the probes aren’t public.
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