Apple Transparency Report Now Includes App Store Takedown Requests

Apple report now includes data on requests by governments to take down apps from the tech giant’s app store. Continue reading Apple Transparency Report Now Includes App Store Takedown Requests

Lawmakers Reintroduce Popular Email Privacy Act

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have reintroduced the Email Privacy Act, a bill that would curb law enforcement’s warrantless searches of email stored on third-party servers for over 180 days. Continue reading Lawmakers Reintroduce Popular Email Privacy Act

Google Discloses Contents of Eight National Security Letters

Google Tuesday disclosed the contents of eight National Security Letters it received between 2010 and 2015, becoming the latest company under reforms afforded by the USA Freedom Act to do so. Continue reading Google Discloses Contents of Eight National Security Letters

Google Handles Record Number of Government Requests for Data

Google updated its Transparency Report, reporting a record number of government requests for data, and that it received at least one National Security Letter during the second half of 2015. Continue reading Google Handles Record Number of Government Requests for Data

Requests for Yahoo User Data Spiked After Paris Terror Attacks

Yahoo’s latest transparency report, published today, reflects a spike in government and law enforcement requests for user data following the Paris terrorist attacks of Nov. 13. Continue reading Requests for Yahoo User Data Spiked After Paris Terror Attacks