Apple gives U.S. police the most info
Apple is currently battling the FBI over the privacy and security of the iPhone. But Apple discloses to law enforcement a lot of the information that its customers back up and store on the company’s servers. In bi-annual transparency reports, Apple discloses how many times it has been asked for information — and how often it has provided it.
Number of accounts requested
Number of accounts in which data was disclosed
United States
2,727
1,407
Japan
879
92
United Kingdom
232
140
Australia
108
12
Germany
91
33
China
85
9
South Korea
57
33
France
51
25
Hong Kong
50
44
Source: Apple: Report on Government Information Requests January 1 – June 30 2015; Infographic published Feb. 23, 2016.
