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Apple Shares Government App Store Takedown Requests in Latest Transparency Report

Tuesday July 2, 2019 7:23 pm PDT by
Apple today released its newest transparency report, which outlines the government data requests that the company received during the second half of 2018. The PDF can be read in its entirety on Apple's website for full details, but there are a few notable highlights worth pulling out. As TechCrunch points out, the newest report includes a section covering the number requests its received from...
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Apple Shares Revamped Transparency Report Website With Easier-to-Parse Data

Thursday December 20, 2018 1:30 pm PST by
Apple today released its latest transparency report, outlining government data requests that it received from January to June 2018. Apple's latest report has been shared on a totally overhauled transparency website that also features past reports in a more visually digestible format, making it much easier to go through the data. Apple's previous reports were delivered via PDF and could be ...
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Apple's Latest Transparency Report Shows Jump in National Security Requests

Thursday September 28, 2017 1:03 pm PDT by
Apple this week released its latest transparency report [PDF] outlining government data requests received from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017. In the United States, Apple received 4,479 requests for 8,958 devices and provided data 80 percent of the time (in 3,565 cases). Worldwide, Apple received 30,814 requests for data from 233,052 devices and provided data 80 percent of the time (in...
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Apple's Latest Transparency Report Shows Spike in U.S. Government Data Requests

Tuesday May 23, 2017 11:13 am PDT by
Apple last night released its latest transparency report [PDF] outlining government data requests from July 1 to December 31, 2016. According to the data, which features several new request categories, Apple is making an effort to be as clear as possible about the types of information governments around the world have asked for. Apple's report is the most detailed report the company has produced...