Apple Calls Out U.S. Government's Lack Of Transparency In Requests For Data

In a report outlining the number of government requests for user data it received in the first half of 2013, Apple calls out the U.S. government for its lack of transparency.

Apple has joined Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other large consumer–tech companies by releasing a report documenting the number of government requests it received in the first half of 2013 requesting data on its users. And, like those companies, Apple isn't thrilled about the "gag order" that prevents private companies from disclosing the exact number of U.S. government–issued national security orders they receive, or how many user accounts are affected by such orders.

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