Device: requests received from a government agency seeking customer data related to device identifiers, such as serial number or IMEI number.
Financial Identifier: requests received from a government agency seeking customer data related to financial identifiers, such as credit card or gift card.
Account: requests received from a government agency seeking customer data related to account identifiers, such as Apple ID or email address.
Emergency: requests received from a government agency seeking customer data in an emergency matter.
The number of government requests Apple received by request type (Device, Financial Identifier, Account, and Emergency). Requests can be in various formats such as subpoenas, court orders, warrants, or other valid legal requests. We count each individual request by request type and report the total number of requests received by request type.
The number of requests that resulted in Apple providing data, such as customer associated with a specific device/account/financial transaction, connection logs, service, purchase or repair information in response to a valid legal request. We count each request where we provide data and report the total number of such instances by type (Device, Financial Identifier, Account, or Emergency).
The percentage of requests that resulted in Apple providing data. We calculate this based on the number of requests by type (Device, Financial Identifier, Account, or Emergency) that resulted in Apple providing data compared to the total number of requests Apple received.
Note: For additional details regarding Account Requests and Emergency Requests see the Account Requests Report and Emergency Requests Report.