";s:4:"text";s:2899:" 82% of the time, Apple was able to provide data. Apple agreed to 80 percent of government's requests worldwide for access to customers' iPhones, iPads and other gadgets, according to the company's latest transparency report. According to the reports that we got from our sources a few days ago, Apple handed out one of the company’s bi-annual transparency reports, and it showed that besides the figures that are usually on takedown requests of various accounts, it delivered a statement which said that it will soon begin to report government requests to take down apps from the Apple App Store. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Lebanon were among other countries that asked for the removal of some apps. A total of 770 applications were specified in the requests… Device requests are based on device identifiers such as Apple serial number, IMEI or MEID.
We publish a Transparency Report twice a year disclosing the number of government requests for customer data Apple receives globally.
Germany was the #1 country to request device data from Apple with 13,558 requests; United States was #2 with 4,796. In total, Apple received 29,183 government requests to access 213,737 devices for the second half of 2018. The latest Apple transparency report showed that it received 32,342 requests to access the contents of iPhones, iPads and other gadgets, a 9pc increase from the second half of … Apple says its connection to the case doesn't justify it being "drafted into government service": "Apple is a private company that does not own or … Apple saw a spike in government requests for data relating to national security in the second half of 2016, according to a report released by the technology giant..
Apparently, Apple received 80 App Store takedown requests for legal violations in the second half of 2018, from July to December. This is a 10% decrease from the previous reporting period. Apple is committed to being transparent about government requests for customer data and how we respond. Apple will start reporting government requests to remove apps from the App Store New, 3 comments By Ashley Carman @ashleyrcarman May 25, 2018, 4:10pm EDT The majority of these requests came from China, where the government made 56 requests. Indonesia. Apple is committed to your privacy and being transparent about government requests for customer data globally. The maximum requests to take down apps came from China, seeking Apple’s help to remove 517 apps. Apple said that 31,778 requests were made by governments worldwide covering 195,577 Apple devices. Select date range and country/region. Overall, Apple got 32,342 requests to access content from devices during the first half of 2018, marking a 9 percent increase over the second half of 2017, reports The Telegraph .