Security News > 2020 > January > Apple Received Tens of Thousands of Government Requests in H1 2019
Apple has published its latest transparency report, which provides details on the number of government requests the tech company received during the first half of 2019.
Between January 1 and June 30, 2019, Apple received from governments device-based requests, financial identifier-based requests, and account-based requests.
Of the 4,664 government financial identifier requests received in the first half of 2019, 74% resulted in information being provided, Apple says.
Apple also revealed that it received a total of 6,480 government account requests in the timeframe and that 37,605 accounts were specified in those requests.
Apple received a total of 2,616 government account preservation requests - 2,476 from the U.S. - where the company is requested to preserve a user's data for 90 days, or 180 days, if a renewal request is received.