<ul><li>The UK has emerged as a global leader in demanding user data from major tech companies like Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft.</li><li>A report by cybersecurity firm Surfshark shows that the UK makes a high number of requests for urgent data in emergencies compared to other countries.</li><li>The UK ranks fifth globally in overall data demands with 542,755 requested accounts and ranks fourth in the density of requests, significantly higher than the global average.</li><li>The UK leads in emergency data requests, accounting for 26% of such requests globally since 2013, raising concerns about potential abuse of these practices for mass surveillance.</li></ul>

UK leads world in demanding emergency data from Big Tech

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