A new analysis by Swiss privacy company Proton reveals that Big Tech companies like Google, Apple, and Meta have significantly increased the number of user accounts shared with US authorities, rising over 600% to 3.1 million from 2014 to 2024. While the companies comply with law enforcement requests, Proton argues that encryption could protect user data from government access. The report highlights concerns about the US government's growing appetite for data and compares it with European governments' requests for user information. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)