Data requests from India rose 55.8% in 1st half of 2017: FB
Facebook has revealed that the requests for data from India rose 55.8% in the first half of 2017, according to its annual transparency report. The company disclosed that the Indian government made 9,853 data requests, up from 6,324 times in the first half of 2016. Facebook also revealed a 21% increase in government requests for user data worldwide.