Apple is committed to being transparent about government requests for customer data and how we respond. We publish a Transparency Report twice a year disclosing the number of government requests for customer data Apple receives globally.
Government and private entities are required to follow applicable laws and statutes when requesting customer information and data from Apple.
View Apple’s Transparency Report for other countries or regions
H1 represents January 1 through June 30.
H2 represents July 1 through December 31.
National Security Requests: Includes FISA Court issued orders for non-content and content data as well as National Security Letters issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FISA Non-Content & Content Requests: FISA Court issued orders for non-content or content data. Non-content data is data such as subscriber or transactional information and connection logs. Content data is data such as stored photos, email, iOS device backups, contacts or calendars.
National Security Letters (NSLs): Federal Bureau of Investigation issued requests for non-content data in national security investigations. Non-content data is data such as subscriber data. Apple does not produce transactional information and connection logs in response to National Security Letters.
The number of United States National Security requests received.
For report periods 2013 H1 - 2017 H2, we count each individual request received and report the total number of requests received within bands/ranges permissible by law.
For report periods 2018 H1 and subsequent, we count each individual order and National Security Letter received for Apple users/accounts and report the total number of orders and National Security Letters received within bands/ranges permissible by law. In order to report FISA non-content and content requests in separate categories, we are required by law, under the USA FREEDOM Act, to delay reporting by 6 months and report in bands/ranges of 500.
Reporting the number of requests received for the most current reporting period may be subject to this legally required 6-month reporting delay.
The number of accounts where Apple provided data in response to United States National Security requests. We count the number of accounts where we provide data and report the total number of accounts affected within bands/ranges permissible by law. Reporting the number of users/accounts affected for the most current reporting period may be subject to a legally required 6-month reporting delay pursuant to USA FREEDOM Act of 2015.
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2022 H2
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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36,000 - 36,499
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2022 H2
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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34,500 - 34,999
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2022 H2
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NSLs
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2 - 499
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503 - 999
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2022 H1
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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38,000 - 38,499
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2022 H1
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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33,500 - 33,999
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2022 H1
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NSLs
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2 - 499
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503 - 999
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2021 H2
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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25,000 - 25,499
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2021 H2
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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32,000 - 32,499
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2021 H2
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NSLs
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3 - 499
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509 - 999
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2021 H1
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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26,000 - 26,499
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2021 H1
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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32,500 - 32,999
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2021 H1
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NSLs
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3 - 499
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1,003 - 1,499
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2020 H2
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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19,500 - 19,999
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2020 H2
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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24,000 - 24,499
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2020 H2
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NSLs
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5 - 499
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504 - 999
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2020 H1
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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11,000 - 11,499
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2020 H1
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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20,500 - 20,999
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2020 H1
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NSLs
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2 - 499
|
2 - 499
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2019 H2
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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15,500 - 15,999
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2019 H2
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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17,500 - 17,999
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2019 H2
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NSLs
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6 - 499
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1,511 - 1,999
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2019 H1
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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11,000 - 11,499
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2019 H1
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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18,000 - 18,499
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2019 H1
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NSLs
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8 - 499
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2,512 - 2,999
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2018 H2
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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9,000 - 9,499
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2018 H2
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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14,000 - 14,499
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2018 H2
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NSLs
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6 - 499
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1,508 - 1,999
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2018 H1
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FISA Non-Content
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0 - 499
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7,500 - 7,999
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2018 H1
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FISA Content
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0 - 499
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13,500 - 13,999
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2018 H1
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NSLs
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3 - 499
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1,005 - 1,499
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2017 H2
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National Security
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16,005 - 16,249
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8,009 - 8,249
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2017 H1
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National Security
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13,255 - 13,499
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9,005 - 9,249
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2016 H2
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National Security
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5,750 - 5,999
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4,750 - 4,999
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2016 H1
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National Security
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2,751 - 2,999
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2,001 - 2,249
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2015 H2
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National Security
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1,251 - 1,499
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1,000 - 1,249
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2015 H1
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National Security
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751 - 999
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250 - 499
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2014 H2
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National Security
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250 - 499
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0 - 249
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2014 H1
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National Security
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0 - 249
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0 - 249
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|
2013 H2
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National Security
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0 - 249
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0 - 249
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2013 H1
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National Security
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0 - 249
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0 - 249
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