Access to information
Data that sheds light on how laws and policies affect Internet users
and the flow of information online.
Browse the current reports
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Government requests to remove content
A list of the number of requests we receive from governments to review or remove content from Google products.
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Requests for information about our users
A list of the number of requests we received from governments to hand over user data and account information.
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Requests by copyright owners to remove search results
Detailed information on requests by copyright owners or their representatives to remove web pages from Google search results.
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Google product traffic
The real-time availability of Google products around the world, historic traffic patterns since 2008, and a historic archive of disruptions to Google products.
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Safe Browsing
Statistics on how many malware and phishing websites we detect per week, how many users we warn, and which networks around the world host malware sites.
Recent news
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A petition for greater transparency
Today we filed an amended petition [PDF] in the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. This petition mirrors the requests made to Congress and the President by our industry and civil liberties groups in a letter earlier this year. Namely, that Google be allowed to publish detailed statistics about the types (if any) of national security requests we receive under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, including Section 702. Given the important public policy issues at stake, we have also asked the court to hold its hearing in open rather than behind closed doors. It’s time for more transparency.
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Making the web a safer place
We have launched a new section on our Transparency Report that will shed more light on the sources of malware and phishing attacks. You can now learn how many people see Safe Browsing warnings each week, where malicious sites are hosted around the world, how quickly websites become reinfected after their owners clean malware from their sites, and other tidbits we’ve surfaced.
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More government removal requests than ever before
For the seventh time, we’re releasing new numbers showing requests from governments to remove content from our services. From July to December 2012, we received 2,285 government requests to remove 24,179 pieces of content—an increase from the 1,811 requests to remove 18,070 pieces of content that we received during the first half of 2012.
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Shedding more light on National Security Letters
We’re now including data about NSLs in the Transparency Report. We’re thankful to U.S. government officials for working with us to provide greater insight into the use of NSLs. Visit our page on user data requests in the U.S. and you’ll see, in broad strokes, how many NSLs for user data Google receives, as well as the number of accounts in question. In addition, you can now find answers to some common questions we get asked about NSLs on our Transparency Report FAQ.