Facebook and Google front Senate domestic violence inquiry – NEWS.com.au

Tech giants Facebook and Google are blocking one in five data requests from Australian law enforcement.A Senate committee investigating violence against women on Tuesday heard evidence from the platforms, which can be used as vehicles for abuse.
Google received 4353 data access requests, including a further 23 requests where someone’s life was at risk, from Australian authorities during 2019.
Facebook had 943 requests but both have revealed they only disclosed information 80 per cent of the time.
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