Reddit handed over user info for 58% of government requests

By Lucas Mearian
 
Reddit today released what it called its first "transparency report," which details requests for user information from both government entities and private lawyers.
The site, which allows users to post news, photos, videos and opinions, said that in 2014, it received 55 requests for user information, including account registration data, log data and content uploaded by users from outside parties.
Reddit agreed to hand over information for 58% of all government and civil requests, and 64% of all US state and federal government requests.
 
"We regularly get requests from governments and law enforcement agencies for private information about our users or to remove content or subreddits [sub topic pages]; we occasionally get formal subpoenas and legal requests from individuals. These requests are usually legitimate; we push back on any that we view as overbroad or unnecessarily invasive of privacy," Reddit said in a blog post.
Thirty percent of the civil and US federal or state government requests it received included a court order prohibiting the website from notifying users.
 
full article