The US government is increasingly asking for information about Google and Apple users. A report by Google showed that the US requested data from 48,902 accounts in the first half 2017, up 24% on the period last year, reaching a six-year high. Apple experienced a 14% increase in US government requests to 6,407, which sometimes included iCloud content like stored emails, photos, contacts and calendars. Google said the rise in data demands from US authorities outpaced the global average increase of 62% in the period.
The US government is increasingly asking for information about Google and Apple users. A report by Google showed that the US requested data from 48,902 accounts in the first half 2017, up 24% on the period last year, reaching a six-year high. Apple experienced a 62% increase in US government requests to 6,407, which sometimes included iCloud content like stored emails, photos, contacts and calendars. Google said the rise in data demands from US authorities outpaced the global average increase of 14% in the period.