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Apple's Report on Government Information Requests

From	Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com>
Newsgroups	misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Apple's Report on Government Information Requests
Date	2013-11-06 08:40 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<061120130840230696%foo@bar.com> (permalink)

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Quite interesting.  Apple is on the side of privacy.

The following text is the first page of the report.

-- Michelle

http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/131105reportongovernmentinforequests2.pdf
 
Report on Government Information Requests November 5, 2013

We believe that our customers have a right to understand how their
personal information is handled, and we consider it our responsibility
to provide them with the best privacy protections available. Apple has
prepared this report on the requests we receive from governments
seeking information about individual users or devices in the interest
of transparency for our customers around
the world.

This report provides statistics on requests related to customer
accounts as well as those related to specific devices. We have reported
all the information we are legally allowed to share, and Apple will
continue to advocate for greater transparency about the requests we
receive.

Apple offers customers a single, straightforward privacy policy that
covers every Apple product. Customer privacy is a consideration from
the earliest stages of design for all our products and services. We
work hard to deliver the most secure hardware and software in the
world, including such innovative security solutions as Find My iPhone
and Touch ID, which have made the iPhone both more secure and more
convenient.

Perhaps most important, our business does not depend on collecting
personal data. We have no interest in amassing personal information
about our customers. We protect personal conversations by providing
end-to-end encryption over iMessage and FaceTime. We do not store
location data, Maps searches, or Siri requests in any identifiable
form.
At the time of this report, the U.S. government does not allow Apple to
disclose, except in broad ranges, the number of national security
orders, the number of accounts affected by the orders, or whether
content, such as emails, was disclosed. We strongly oppose this gag
order, and Apple has made the case for relief from these restrictions
in meetings and discussions with the White House, the U.S. Attorney
General, congressional leaders, and the courts. Despite our extensive
efforts in this area, we do not yet have an agreement that we feel
adequately addresses our customers¹ right to know how often and under
what circumstances we provide data to law enforcement agencies.

We believe that dialogue and advocacy are the most productive way to
bring about a change in these policies, rather than filing a lawsuit
against the U.S. government. Concurrent with the release of this
report, we have filed an Amicus brief at the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court (FISA Court) in support of a group of cases
requesting greater transparency. Later this year, we will file a second
Amicus brief at the Ninth Circuit in support of a case seeking greater
transparency with respect to National Security Letters. We feel
strongly that the government should lift the gag order and permit
companies to disclose complete and accurate numbers regarding FISA
requests and National Security Letters. We will continue to
aggressively pursue our ability to be more transparent.

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Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-06 08:40 -0700
  Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Doc O'Leary <droleary@6usenet2013.subsume.com> - 2013-11-06 11:05 -0600
    Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-06 10:50 -0700
      Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 04:59 +1100
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-06 11:23 -0700
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 10:29 +1100
      Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2013-11-06 18:33 +0000
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-06 12:13 -0700
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-06 14:20 -0500
            Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-06 13:35 -0700
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 10:31 +1100
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2013-11-06 23:52 +0000
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests billy@MIX.COM - 2013-11-06 22:16 +0000
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-11-06 19:00 -0500
            Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-06 21:22 -0500
              Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-11-06 23:30 -0500
                Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Simon Antslinger" <sa1964@nospam.com> - 2013-11-07 15:41 +1100
                Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-07 07:55 -0700
                Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 03:08 +1100
                Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2013-11-07 08:51 -0800
                Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-11-07 18:42 -0500
                Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Simon Antslinger" <sa1964@nospam.com> - 2013-11-08 12:21 +1100
            Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-07 17:23 +0000
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-07 01:31 +0000
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-06 22:40 -0500
      Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Doc O'Leary <droleary@6usenet2013.subsume.com> - 2013-11-07 11:08 -0600
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-11-08 08:58 +1300
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 09:12 +1100
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Doc O'Leary <droleary@6usenet2013.subsume.com> - 2013-11-08 11:36 -0600
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-07 20:34 +0000
    Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-07 01:29 +0000
      Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-06 22:40 -0500
  Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-07 01:28 +0000
    Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Simon Antslinger" <sa1964@nospam.com> - 2013-11-07 12:54 +1100
      Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-07 20:24 +0000
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests "Simon Antslinger" <sa1964@nospam.com> - 2013-11-08 09:13 +1100
        Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-07 18:21 -0500
          Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-08 05:07 +0000
    Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-06 21:32 -0500
    Re: Apple's Report on Government Information Requests nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-06 22:40 -0500

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