Details of 5,500 Google Accounts Handed Over to Australian Authorities

In 2022, Google agreed to 5,525 requests from Australian authorities for information on user accounts.

The Google logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration in Washington on July 10, 2019. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images

In one year, tech giant Google received over 6,300 requests from Australian authorities to disclose user data.

According to Google’s “Global Requests for User Information” report, the search giant allows government agencies around the world to submit requests for information for “civil, administrative, criminal, and national security purposes.”