#2 LinkedIn

Points: 5 out of 6

Requires a warrant for content; Tells users about government data requests; Publishes transparency reports; Publishes law enforcement guidelines; Fights for users’ privacy rights in Congress.

The LinkedIn States that, “At LinkedIn, we believe trust is essential to delivering on our core value of putting members first. With respect to data, we feel that it is our duty to facilitate an open and honest information flow to underscore control, consistency and clarity for each and every member. To achieve this goal, we've created Government Data Request summaries to show the number of government requests for information about our members.”

Here’s the data on Government’s request for LinkedIn member information for July 2012 through December 2012.

United States: Government requests for LinkedIn member data: 45, Member Accounts: 49, Percentage of requests where LinkedIn provided some or all of the data requested: 80 prercent.

India: Government requests for LinkedIn member data: 1, Member Accounts: 1, Percentage of requests where LinkedIn provided some or all of the data requested: 0 percent.

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