Personal Data: Apple releases its first transparency report

Apple, as well as Google, Microsoft and Facebook, is concerned with the transmission of information to governments. The company has just released its first "Transparency Report".

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U.S. group urges the U.S. government to be more transparent about their demands.

For several years, the web giants are used to publish a transparency report which shows the requests for information from governments. Until then, Apple does not provide this information.

For the first time, she reveals in a report that the state of the planet and ask him the answer that was made ​​to them. "We believe that our customers have the right to know how their personal data are processed, and it is our responsibility to provide this information, "said Apple in its preamble that covers the first half of 2013.

The United States are the largest recipients of information. In the first six months of the year, they asked 3542 notifications 8605 devices. Apple says it has responded favorably to 88% of these requests.

Germany and Singapore in second and third place respectively in 2156 and 1498 applications.With 530 requests, France is in the Top 10.

Apple asked the authorities more transparent

Several countries have not been more than one application. These are the Bahamas, Chile, Cyprus, Estonia, Malaysia, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Only Bahamas received a favorable opinion of Apple.

If the Cupertino plays the game with the United States, she said without naming anyone that his model is not based on the collection of customer data. "We have no interest in raising this information. "

It recalls that it wants to protect the "personal conversations by providing end to end encryption on iMessage and FaceTime. "In addition, Apple says she does not" keep the location data, the desired cards or questions to Siri. "

In addition, the U.S. group urges the U.S. authorities to "lift the gag and allow companies to disclose specific figures on the FISA applications and national security letters. "