Twitter's transparency report reveals: United States number one request Customer Information

Twitter's report reveals that the U.S. leads in number of requests for personal information of users, and by far the other countries

The United States is in the top list of countries seeking information about its users on Twitter, revealing transparency report published by the Company, similar to what Google has done recently. 679 requests for information filed by the United States to Twitter, a number far higher than the rest of the list published in 22 countries. Most states have filed around ten requests, when Japan is the additional outstanding United States - with 98 requests.
Other countries listed in part on the list are: Australia, Canada, India, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and Britain. Israel is not included in the list. Types of requests for information are: user information requests, requests to remove content and requirements to remove copyrighted content. Of them 679 applications of the United States - 75% provided information required or in part. The Japanese received only information about Twitter and 20% requests.
Twitter its calculation includes all the information accumulated in her from 1 January of the year to June 30, and she promises to continue to publish reports of such transparency as many months. According to the company, in the first half of 2012 it has received more requests to remove information than in any year in 2011. the timing of the first report, one day before the American Independence Day, is an important reminder explains the need to impose liability on the government, especially as these may not have the ability to do it themselves ".