Verizon Releases 2H15 Transparency Report on Data Demands From Governmment

Verizon issued a transparency report for the second half of 2015 on the types of information demands it receives from government and the types of data it discloses in response. "We received almost 140,000 demands for customer information from United States law enforcement," the telco said in a release Monday on the U.S. and international reports. "The number of demands that we have received each year has been fairly stable since we made our first report three years ago. In fact, over this period, the number of demands in each category we report (i.e., warrants, orders, subpoenas) has also been generally consistent. Protecting our customers’ privacy will always be a bedrock commitment at Verizon. While we have a legal obligation to provide customer information to law enforcement in response to lawful demands, we take seriously our duty to provide such information only when authorized by law."