Apple reports on requests for customer information


Apple:

Apple is very seriously committed to protecting your data and we work hard to deliver the most secure hardware, software and services available. We believe our customers have a right to understand how their personal data is managed and protected. This report provides information regarding requests Apple received from government agencies and private parties from July 1 through December 31, 2016.

Worldwide there were 30,184 requests during the period and 4,254 were from the U.S.. Apple provided data on 21,737 of those requests worldwide and 3,348 from the US..

Those data requests involved 151,105 devices worldwide and 20,013 were from the U.S.. Lastly, Apple reported that 72% of the time it was able to provide data on worldwide requests and 78% on U.S. requests.