Apple

Law Enforcement access

In May 2014 Apple released details of what capabilities it can provide in relation to law enforcement requests.

Transparency Report

Apple (Account), Law Enforcement Requests, United Kingdom
2013 Q1/2 2013 Q3/4 2014 Q1/2 2014 Q3/4 2015 Q1/2 2015 Q3/4
Total Number of Law Enforcement Account Requests Received 127 151 179 127 207 208
Number of Accounts Specified in the Requests 141 179 220 152 232 248
Number of Accounts for Which Data Was Disclosed 51 74 95 80 140 135
Number of Account Requests Where Apple Objected 79 88 88 35 47 45
Number of Account Requests Where Non-Content Data Was Disclosed 80 93 102 67 130 121
Number of Account Requests Where No Data Was Disclosed 46 58 76 60 77 87
Number of Account Requests Where Some Content Was Disclosed 1 0 1 0 0 0
Percentage of Account Requests Where Some Data Was Disclosed 37 38 43 53 63 50
Apple (Device), Law Enforcement Requests, United Kingdom
2013 Q1/2 2013 Q3/4 2014 Q1/2 2014 Q3/4 2015 Q1/2 2015 Q3/4
Total Number of Law Enforcement Device Requests Received 1028 1087 1180 1052 1791 1969
Number of Devices Specified in the Requests 2474 2810 19057 4171 4496 3830
Number of Device Requests Where Some Data Was Provided 689 694 597 568 999 1075
Percentage of Device Requests Where Some Data Was Provided 67% 64% 51% 56% 52% 55%