Google aims to aggregate data requests

Google has filed a petition with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to get permission to disclose aggregated numbers on the data requests it receives. It also wants to report which requests are made by law enforcement agencies or were done as a national security request, such as through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In a statement, Google said it has “long pushed for transparency so users can better understand the extent to which governments request their data.” This move comes after the company, along with several silicon valley tech companies, denied it has voluntarily given the U.S. government direct access to its servers where private data is stored. If the court rules in Google’s favor, the aggregated numbers would be disclosed as part of future transparency reports it makes available to users.

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