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Following examples set by other European countries, the Irish Government & Police is increasingly asking Google to delete users' data..

We're illegally downloading less music these days but, thanks to YouTube & Spotify, that doesn't mean were buying albums & singles as we used to.

As more governments request access to Twitter's data the company warns that such requests are having "a serious chilling effect on free expression."

Google has asked international governments to be more open with how they use legal means to get access to users' information. The call comes as Google releases its latest Transparency Report, which shows a steady increase in governments' requests for users' data.

What data have international governments asked Google for access to or removal of - let's have a look.

Google has warned that "Government surveillance is on the rise" in its latest Transparency Report which shows a dramatic increase in governments' request for access and removal of users' data.

Megaupload, a file sharing website that was famously shut-down at the start of this year, will be reborn in January 2013 as Mega.

Google has, for the first time, revealed how the type and number of file sharing websites companies such as Microsoft and NBC Universal ask to be removed

FileSonic has disabled its public file sharing service in the wake of MegaUpload's very public shut-down late last week. Instead, users are limited to only being able to retrieve files that they have uploaded themselves.

Access to the internet is a basic human right which is coming under threat from "fearful governments", according to a special report by the United Nations.