In revamped transparency report, Apple reveals uptick in demands for user data

guest · Dec 20, 2018

In revamped transparency report, Apple reveals uptick in demands for user data
December 20, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/apple-new-transparency-portal-government-data/

The company’s latest transparency report, out Thursday, still comes in its traditional PDF format for those who don’t like change, but now also has its own dedicated, browsable and interactive corner of Apple’s website.
The new site breaks down the figures by country — but also historically to provide trends, patterns and context over years’ worth of reporting cycles, in a way that’s more in line with how other tech giants report their government data demands.

Apple has also reworked how it discloses national security requests, such as FBI-issued subpoenas like national security letters (NSLs) and orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA).

According to the report, Apple received 32,342 demands — up 9 percent on the last reporting period — to access 163,823 devices in the second half of the year.
The report found Germany as the top requester, issuing 13,704 requests for data on 26,160 devices.
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guest · Jan 18, 2020

Jan. 1 - June 30, 2019
Apple reveals worldwide national security requests for customer data
January 17, 2020
https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-reveals-worldwide-national-security-requests-for-customer-data/

Apple published its biannual transparency report Friday, revealing how many requests were made worldwide by governments for user data. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2019, Apple said governments made 31,778 requests for devices -- around 500 more than in the first half of 2018. Apple provided data including which customers are associated with which devices, as well as purchases, customer service and repair info, to these governments 82 percent of the time, as spotted earlier by TechCrunch.

Once again, Germany made the most requests for devices, at 13,558. The US made 4,796 requests during the six months.
Account requests -- for details of iCloud and iTunes accounts, for example -- hit 6,480 in the six months. Apple handed over details 85 percent of the time. Most came from the US, at 3,619 requests.
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https://twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/1218286290380247040

After a six-month reporting delay per Justice Dept. rules, Apple just released its FISA figures for the first-half of 2019.
Record number of users/accounts affected under FISA. Record number of NSLs issued without judicial approval by the FBI.
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guest · Sep 5, 2020

New Transparency Report available - Second half of 2019
July 1 - December 31, 2019
(PDF): https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/pdf/requests-2019-H2-en.pdf

https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/05/apple-hong-kong-national-security/
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The report also said that Apple received 5,295 requests from U.S. authorities during the second half of last year for data related to 80,235 devices, a seven-fold increase from the previous six months.
Apple also received 4,095 requests from U.S. authorities for user data stored in iCloud on 31,780 accounts, twice the number of accounts affected during the previous six months.

The report said it received 2,522 requests from U.S. authorities to preserve data on 6,741 user accounts, allowing law enforcement to obtain the right legal process to access the data.
Apple also said it received between 0-499 national security requests for non-content data on between 15,500 and 15,999 users or accounts, an increase of 40% on the previous report.
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The company also published two FBI national security letters, or NSLs, from 2019, which the company petitioned to make public.
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Palancar · Sep 5, 2020

mood said: ↑

New Transparency Report available - Second half of 2019
July 1 - December 31, 2019
(PDF): https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/pdf/requests-2019-H2-en.pdf
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I don't understand WHY Apple doesn't handle their cloud like my password manager. It would be trivial to construct a thoroughly designed cloud system where the USER device does the encryption, then the encrypted package is sent up for safe keeping and/or dispersal among devices. With that method the Gov can beat Apple up all they want. In the end IF Apple complies and sends the data package they would have NOTHING meaningful.

This suggestion is similar to Protonmail, Tutanota, and many other truly security aware providers. Its a well proven technology so no need to reinvent the wheel.

Such a design would actually make it easier for Apple because then they could/would respond to warrants knowing they are not truly betraying their customers.

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