Google will start charging law enforcement agencies anywhere between $60 to $245 for data requests in a bid to offset some of the cost that's associated with complying with such orders.
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A meeting of EU justice ministers took place earlier today. The decisions made about data requests will be passed to other EU institutions meaning we could see laws allowing easier access to data.
Facebook has released data regarding government requests that it received during the second half of 2015. For the first time, the company has included case studies to give an idea about requests.