More (lousy) data is not always better. Facebook's own statement: These requests run the gamut – from things like a local sheriff trying to find a missing chil

More (lousy) data is not always better. Facebook's own statement: These requests run the gamut – from things like a local sheriff trying to find a missing child, to a federal marshal tracking a fugitive, to a police department investigating an assault, to a national security official investigating a terrorist threat. Can you tell, from this, if it's 5, 50, 500 or 5000 requests coming from security or intelligence services? Facebook is basically washing its hands of the issue. Google is insisting that they be allowed to release data that, albeit aggregate, is at least meaningful. They're, as they have been consistently in this matter, doing the right thing here.