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https://rankingdigitalrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Usdepartmentofjustice.jpg1433954Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Google and Apple report jump in U.S. government requests for user data Google and Apple both report...