Overall, the data was provided in 79% of cases, Apple said in its bi-annual transparency report. In case of India, the data was provided in 14 out of 27 requests (52%).
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| The governments and private parties around the world also requested information on 3,358 Apple accounts and data was provided in 82% of cases. |
Overall, the data was provided in 79% of cases, Apple said in
its bi-annual transparency report. In case of India, the data was provided in
14 out of 27 requests (52%).
The governments around the world sent requests for device
information on 29,718 Apple devices, with India asking for 27 device requests
in the July-December 2017 period, the iPhone maker has revealed.
Overall, the data was
provided in 79% of cases, Apple said in its bi-annual transparency report. In
case of India, the data was provided in 14 out of 27 requests (52%).
The governments and private
parties around the world also requested information on 3,358 Apple accounts and
data was provided in 82% of cases.
“Examples of such requests
are where law enforcement agencies are working on behalf of customers who have
requested assistance locating lost or stolen devices.
“Additionally, Apple
regularly receives multi-device requests related to fraud investigations.
Device-based requests generally seek details of customers associated with
devices or device connections to Apple services,” the Cupertino-based company
said.
Private party request circumstances generally relate to
instances where private litigants are involved in either civil or criminal
proceedings. The tech giant said that starting with the period July 1-December
31, 2018, it will “report on government requests to take down Apps from the App
Store in instances related to alleged violations of legal and/or policy
provisions”.
Apple requires government and
private entities to follow applicable laws and statutes when requesting
customer information and data. “We contractually require our service providers
to abide by the same standard for any government information requests for Apple
data. Our legal team reviews requests received to ensure that the requests have
a valid legal basis,a the company said.
“When we receive an account request seeking our customers’
personal information, we notify the customer that we have received a request
concerning their personal data except where we are explicitly prohibited by the
legal process, by a court order Apple receives, or by applicable law,” it
added.
Here’s the complete list of
worldwide government device requests between July 1 - December 31, 2017
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