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Okay we know...technically the web has been around since the 1960's (Arpanet) and even we've been browsing the online world via BBS services since 1989 on an 'old' Atari 1020ST and land line phone access. (ahem) But for most of us the world wide web as we know it- complete with browsers and search engines turned 25 years old this week. CP — Okay we know…technically the web has been around since the 1960’s (Arpanet) and we’ve been browsing the online world via BBS services since 1989 on an ‘old’ Atari 1020ST and land line, but for most of us the world wide web as we know it- complete with browsers and search engines turned 25 years old this week. CP

Mountain View, CA Some of us remember what the world was like before the web and have seen how much it’s changed things. Many younger people today have never known a world without the web.

Which are you? Choose the statement below that applies to you — then share it along with your memories of how the web has affected your life.

I remember the world before the web:

Google+: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Older-GooglePlus
Facebook: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Older-FB
Twitter: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Older-Twitter

I’ve never known the world without the web:

Google+: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Younger-GooglePlus
Facebook: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Younger-FB
Twitter: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Younger-Twitter

There’s no better way to celebrate the web’s 25th birthday than by sharing on the web how much it’s meant to all of our lives. More coming soon. For the Silo, Derek Slater /Google.

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Google regularly receives requests from governments and courts around the world to hand over our users’ data. When we receive government requests for users’ personal information, we follow a strict process to help protect against unnecessary intrusion.

Since 2010, we have regularly updated the Google Transparency Report with details about these requests. As the first company to release the numbers, as well as details of how we respond, we’ve been working hard for more transparency.

The latest update to the Google Transparency Report is out today, showing that requests from governments around the world for user information have increased 106% since we launched the report.

"Requests from governments around the world for user information have increased 106% since we launched the report. It's a startling fact that everyone who uses the Internet should know about." Derek Slater for Google Inc. — “Requests from governments around the world for user information have increased 106% since we launched the report. It’s a startling fact that everyone who uses the Internet should know about.” Derek Slater for Google Inc.

It’s a startling fact that everyone who uses the Internet should know about: We deserve the same protection online and offline.

It’s important for law enforcement agencies to pursue illegal activity and keep the public safe. We’re a law-abiding company, and we don’t want our services to be used in harmful ways.

But laws that control government access to user information should also protect you against overly broad requests for your personal information.

Share the Google Transparency Report, and help the Internet community stay empowered and informed.

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