Verizon Transparency Report: Over 320,000 Government Requests In 2013

Following other tech giants like Microsoft, Yahoo, and Apple, Verizon Communications on Wednesday published its first transparency report, concerning government requests for information about its customers. The information is being made public following the NSA mess from last year, which claimed the agency was collecting millions of phone records from the carrier.

According to the report, the company received approximately 320,000 request for customer info from federal, state or local law enforcement in the U.S. Verizon's report provides a full breakdown of law enforcement demands made in 2013, as well as answers to about a dozen questions involving wiretap orders, subpoenas and more.

"We do not release customer information unless authorized by law, such as a valid law enforcement demand or an appropriate request in an emergency involving the danger of death or serious physical injury," Verizon said. "Overall, we saw an increase in the number of demands we received in 2013, as compared to 2012."

The company said it is forced to provide contents of communications, such as text messages and emails, "relatively infrequently."

"Verizon only releases such stored content to law enforcement with a warrant; we do not produce stored content in response to a general order or subpoena. Last year, we received approximately 14,500 warrants for stored content," the company said.

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