You’ll never guess which country asks Google for information about users the most

It's not Brazil, not Iran, and not Russia, which has expressed a desire to censor the internet.

Google Transparency Report: Government data requests spike

"Government surveillance is on the rise," Google said after it released its sixth transparency report today. The company releases the bi-annual reports in order to keep governments accountable as Internet companies receive more and more requests to hand over or remove content.

Microsoft’s user agreement update lets it share your data across all cloud services

Microsoft's new service agreement gives the company the ability to share a user's data with all of its cloud-based services.

Larry Page on Charlie Rose: “We’re still waiting” for Facebook to unlock user data

Google chief executive Larry Page appears on PBS show “Charlie Rose” this evening at 11 p.m. local time.

In the show, Page addresses a wide range of topics, starting with today’s surprising news that Chrome is now the most popular …