By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 07:31 EST, 14 November 2012 | UPDATED: 11:11 EST, 14 November 2012 Google today admitted that it had received - and complied with - a record number of requests from governments to reveal information about its users. The latest edition of the search giant's Transparency Report shows governments around the world made nearly 21,000 requests to access its data in the first six months of 2012. The U.S. government made the most demands, asking for users' details 7,969 times between January and June this year. The UK came sixth - behind Germany and France - with 1,425 requests.
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U.S. tops snoopers' league table, with nearly 8,000 requests for user data
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UK comes in sixth - behind Germany and France - with 1,425 requests
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Report also reveals a spike in requests to remove content from services
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Requests for content removal by UK authorities have nearly doubled
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