The issue of Google privacy is not a new one and there is no doubt about that. Google seems to find themselves constantly in the news concerning some or other privacy clause and now they seem to be turning the tables and shifting the bright, glaring spotlight away from their own faces. Google are known for coming up with new ways in which to push the boundaries of privacy for them and others and now Google focusing on government officials in what I can only see as a bit of an expose of sorts.

In their efforts to enhance free expression on the internet, Google have recently announced on their blog that they are intending to live up to this conduct and turned the privacy issue on its head by introducing a Government Requests Tool that lets the public get just a little closer to the privacy of what government will do in order to protect themselves. The tool, known as the Government Requests Tool allows you to see the requests that Google receive from Governments worldwide concerning privacy issues such as takedown notices and removal requests.