Andrew Theis » random http://www.andrewtheis.net A blog of my adventures creating mobile apps, websites, and games. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:33:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Government Requests http://www.andrewtheis.net/blog/government-requests.php http://www.andrewtheis.net/blog/government-requests.php#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:36:43 +0000 Andrew Theis http://www.andrewtheis.net/blog/government-requests.php Today, out of nowhere, Google launched a new service called Government Requests. The new service lists the number of times a country has requested content to be removed from Google servers. It also shows the number of times a country has requested information about people who visit Google.

Brazil is in first place for both categories, which was a surprise to me seeing as China has been a real pain in Google’s ass lately. But after reviewing the map again it all made sense:

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I agree with you Google – a big red communist question mark fits better than any number could.

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