In the first half of 2023, 78 percent of the user account data requests sent to Apple by government entities and law enforcement agencies worldwide resulted in a disclosure of data. This figure has gradually increased since 2013 when the share of disclosed requests was 54 percent.
Share of user account data requests to Apple that resulted in a disclosure of information worldwide from 2013 to 1st half 2023
Characteristic
Share of approved data requests
H2 2023
78%
H2 2022
83%
H1 2022
83%
2021
85%
2020
84%
2019
84%
2018
82%
2017
81%
2016
75%
2015
67%
2014
60%
2013
54%
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The source adds the following information: "Account requests are based on account identifiers such as an Apple ID or email address. Account requests generally seek information regarding customers’ Apple ID accounts, such as account holder name and address and account connections to Apple services - for example, law enforcement investigations where an account may have been used unlawfully. Account requests may also seek customers’ content data, such as photos, email, iOS device backups, contacts or calendars."
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Apple. (September 29, 2023). Share of user account data requests to Apple that resulted in a disclosure of information worldwide from 2013 to 1st half 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412550/apple-share-user-data-requests-disclosed-governments-global/
Apple. "Share of user account data requests to Apple that resulted in a disclosure of information worldwide from 2013 to 1st half 2023." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412550/apple-share-user-data-requests-disclosed-governments-global/
Apple. (2023). Share of user account data requests to Apple that resulted in a disclosure of information worldwide from 2013 to 1st half 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412550/apple-share-user-data-requests-disclosed-governments-global/
Apple. "Share of User Account Data Requests to Apple That Resulted in a Disclosure of Information Worldwide from 2013 to 1st Half 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412550/apple-share-user-data-requests-disclosed-governments-global/
Apple, Share of user account data requests to Apple that resulted in a disclosure of information worldwide from 2013 to 1st half 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412550/apple-share-user-data-requests-disclosed-governments-global/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of user account data requests to Apple that resulted in a disclosure of information worldwide from 2013 to 1st half 2023 [Graph], Apple, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412550/apple-share-user-data-requests-disclosed-governments-global/
