U.S. government agencies sent Google 5,950 criminal investigation requests during the first half of 2011 compared with 4,601 requests during the last six months of 2010. Google complied in part or completely with 93% of those requests which can include court orders and subpoenas.The number of users and accounts affected: 11,057.
Google has an agenda here. It wants to spread this kind of information -- albeit incomplete as it does not include certain terrorism-related requests -- to push for reform of federal laws that give law enforcement unfettered access to online communications without a judge's order.
For more, see U.S. Government Requests for Google User Data Jump by , October 25, 2011 at the LA Times blog "Technology".
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