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Apple (iMessage, iCloud) / Transparency Report

Apple (iMessage, iCloud) changed its Transparency Report

Recorded 5 Sep 2026 — +72 lines added, −90 removed. This page shows the exact difference between the previous snapshot and the new one.

@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ Financial Identifier Requests by Year - Worldwide
  Account -Account requests are based on account identifiers such as an Apple ID or email address.+Account requests are based on account identifiers such as an Apple Account or email address. -Account requests generally seek information regarding customers’ Apple ID accounts, such as account holder name and address and account connections to Apple services - for example, law enforcement investigations where an account may have been used unlawfully. Account requests may also seek customers’ content data, such as photos, email, iOS device backups, contacts or calendars.+Account requests generally seek information regarding customers’ Apple Accounts, such as account holder name and address and account connections to Apple services - for example, law enforcement investigations where an account may have been used unlawfully. Account requests may also seek customers’ content data, such as photos, email, iOS device backups, contacts or calendars.  View Account Requests 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Account Requests by Year - Worldwide
  Account Preservation -Account Preservation requests are based on account identifiers such as an Apple ID or email address.+Account Preservation requests are based on account identifiers such as an Apple Account or email address.  Account Preservation requests ask Apple to preserve a one-time copy of customer account data - for example, law enforcement investigations where an account may have been used unlawfully, and Apple is requested to preserve account data while a valid legal request for the data is obtained. 
@@ -123,29 +123,29 @@ Requests Received
  Accounts where Data Preserved -2024+2016 -17715+- Not Applicable -43991+- Not Applicable -2023+2017 -13864+2322 -34747+3500 -2022+2018 -11184+3402 -28207+6765 -2021+2019 -9047+5383 -20282+10077  2020 
@@ -153,47 +153,35 @@ Accounts where Data Preserved
  14337 -2019--5383--10077--2018--3402--6765+2021 -2017+9047 -2322+20282 -3500+2022 -2016+11184 -- Not Applicable+28207 -- Not Applicable+2023 -2015+13864 -- Not Applicable+34747 -- Not Applicable+2024 -2014+17715 -- Not Applicable+43991 -- Not Applicable+2025 -2013+19509 -- Not Applicable--- Not Applicable+53586  Account Restriction/Deletion 
@@ -249,6 +237,16 @@ Requests where Data Provided
  Percentage of Requests where Data Provided +2025 H2++489++867++332++68%+ 2025 H1  393
@@ -365,6 +363,30 @@ Requests Received
  Users/Accounts +2025 H2++FISA Non-Content++500 - 999++61,500 - 61,999++2025 H2++FISA Content++500 - 999++77,500 - 77,999++2025 H2++NSLs++0 - 499++1,500 - 1,999+ 2025 H1  FISA Non-Content
@@ -757,54 +779,6 @@ National Security
  2,001 - 2,249 -2015 H2--National Security--1,251 - 1,499--1,000 - 1,249--2015 H1--National Security--751 - 999--250 - 499--2014 H2--National Security--250 - 499--0 - 249--2014 H1--National Security--0 - 249--0 - 249--2013 H2--National Security--0 - 249--0 - 249--2013 H1--National Security--0 - 249--0 - 249- United States Private Party  U.S. Private Party (non-government) requests generally seek information about connections to Apple services, purchase transactions, or product registrations relating to an Apple customer - for example, civil or criminal litigation case proceedings where a subpoena is issued for information.
@@ -853,6 +827,14 @@ Requests where Data Provided
  Percentage where Data Provided +2025 H2++189++103++54%+ 2025 H1  126

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ScanRecords. “Apple (iMessage, iCloud) changed its Transparency Report.” Recorded 5 Sep 2026. https://scanrecords.org/change/2026-09-05-apple-transparency/ — snapshot SHA-256 (after): 8cb694b60de627e9e564eb9dd43b59421c4f47c0313bc26f3e2669debba314c4.