Google made a very important decision for the way it will collaborate with the authorities of various states in the case of requests for the provision of data in the criminal investigations they carry out in the future. Google claims that annually it receives tens of thousands of requests from authorities in various countries to provide data about those who use its services annually, and that it wants to cover some of the costs necessary to comply with these requests.
Google will ask for money to provide this data even if it comes with court orders that compel it to do so, and the decision is as normal as possible for a company. Google announced that the measure will be applied for the time being only in the US, where mobile phone operators have been asking the authorities for money for years to provide them with the data required in the criminal investigations they are conducting, everything being as legal as possible.
Google: MAJOR Decision regarding Data Provided in Criminal Investigations
Google has received 26.000 requests to provide data for criminal investigations that have been conducted in the US, plus another 11.000 requests to store certain data until appropriate warrants are obtained. Starting from 2020, those at Google will start asking for money to comply with these requests, and this is because the amounts spent to comply with them are very large, especially if we think about the total number of requests at the global level.
"Google has announced that it will begin charging law enforcement authorities for legal data disclosure requests, such as subpoenas and search warrants, related to its users. The company receives thousands of petitions from authorities each year and has decided to charge fees to help 'offset the costs' associated with producing the information."
Google wants to ask between 45 and 245 dollars to fulfill requests to provide data in criminal investigations, and considering only the number of those in the US, it can make tens of millions of dollars based on them. Google will not ask for money in criminal investigations that are based on problems regarding the safety of children, or those that require quick answers to save people's lives, so the authorities will avoid paying at least in some cases.
Google he is trying to cover some costs caused by hiring people to deal specifically with the response to these requests, and considering the very large number of them, it is also certain that the team is large.
