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Microsoft is an American software company responsible for Windows, Outlook (Hotmail), Skype, Xbox, Bing, and many other widely used computer services.
Transparency Report
In March 2013 Microsoft released its first transparency report on law enforcement access to data held by Microsoft. The data shows that UK authorities made more requests for Skype user data in 2012 than any other country (including the US)
| 2012 | 2013 Q1,2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total requests | 9226 | 4404 |
| Accounts/Users Specified in Requests | 14301 | 6723 |
| Requests Resulting in Disclosure of Content | 0 | 0 |
| Requests Resulting in Disclosure of Only Subscriber/Transactional (Non-Content) Data | 8997 | 3443 |
| Requests Resulting in Disclosure of No Customer Data (No Data Found) | 2433 | 867 |
| Requests Resulting in Disclosure of No Customer Data (Request Rejected) | 4 | 94 |
| 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Total requests | 1268 |
| Accounts/Users Specified in Requests | 2720 |
| Request Resulting in Disclosure of Content | 0 |