Verizon Transparency Report: Over 320,000 Government Requests In 20132014-01-24 09:03 by DanielaTags: Verizon
Following other tech giants like Microsoft, Yahoo, and Apple, Verizon Communications on Wednesday published its first transparency report, concerning government requests for information about its customers. The information is being made public following the NSA mess from last year, which claimed the agency was collecting millions of phone records from the carrier. According to the report, the company received approximately 320,000 request for customer info from federal, state or local law enforcement in the U.S. Verizon's report provides a full breakdown of law enforcement demands made in 2013, as well as answers to about a dozen questions involving wiretap orders, subpoenas and more.
The company said it is forced to provide contents of communications, such as text messages and emails, "relatively infrequently."
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