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Tech companies have shared data from over 3.5 million user accounts with US authorities through routine requests over the past decade.

TechnologyPrivacyPoliticsApr 19, 2026score 0.402 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the large-scale sharing of user data by Google, Apple, and Meta with US authorities over the past decade, highlighting a significant increase in such disclosures and including FISA-related data sharing.

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Tech companies have shared data from over 3.5 million user accounts with US authorities through routine requests over the past decade.
Parent: Government SurveillanceEntity: Tech CompaniesSub-entity: Google, Apple, MetaImpact: negativeDate: Apr 19, 2026Target: Tech companies sharing user data with US authorities
The number of user accounts shared with US authorities by tech companies has increased by 770% since reporting began.
Parent: Data PrivacyEntity: User DataSub-entity: User AccountsImpact: negativeDate: Apr 19, 2026Target: Increase in user data sharing with US authorities
The total number of user accounts shared with US authorities, including FISA disclosures, exceeds 6.7 million.
Parent: Government SurveillanceEntity: FISA DisclosuresImpact: negativeDate: Apr 19, 2026Target: Total user data shared with US authorities including FISA

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Google, Apple, & Meta shared data from 3.5+M user accounts with US authorities over past decade through routine requests alone, a 770% increase since reporting began; 6.7M including FISA disclosures https://lemmy.world/post/45816580
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Google, Apple, & Meta shared data from 3.5+M user accounts with US authorities over past decade through routine requests alone, a 770% increase since reporting began; 6.7M including FISA disclosures https://lemmy.world/post/45816568
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