According to the reports, Apple has released the latest transparency report (published twice a year), which details the government and private requirements for data, application deletion or account retention in the first half of 2020. The latest version of the report covers the six-month period from January to June 2020. Although there is not much change from the previous report, there are still some notable contents.
Overall, private and government data requirements have declined compared with the previous six months. In total, Apple received 28,276 requests for 171,368 devices. Apple claims that it meets 80% of the requirements. The total number dropped from 31,778 in the second half of 2019 to 195,577.
Although the total number of requests has declined, the number of government requests for account security is on the rise globally. In the first half of 2020, Apple received 9,872 account storage requests, compared with 6,480 six months ago.
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In addition, Apple has also updated some of the content in the new report, including “Apple responds to national security FISA content requests with information obtained from iCloud.” According to the law, Apple cannot further disclose what information or data can be obtained through these requests.
The Cupertino-based technology giant also clarified that “in some cases”, in order to respond to emergencies, some user content in iCloud can be shared with the government. This data may include stored photos, emails, iOS backups, contacts or calendars.
In the United States, Apple received a total of 4,662 device requests. This is the second-highest number after Germany, which requires data from 13,021 devices. The third place is Brazil, with 1542 requests.
Regarding the App Store removal request, Apple stated that it received 56 withdrawal notices involving 239 applications that violated the law and 17 withdrawal notices involving 39 applications that violated platform policies.
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