Verizon to report on law-enforcement data requests

December 20, 2013

Verizon Communications will report on law-enforcement requests for information on its customers that it received in 2013, following similar moves that major online companies have made but rival AT&T has not.The carrier expects to put out its initial report in early 2014 with data about requests from the U.S. and other countries where it operates. Verizon is one of the two incumbent wireline telecommunications carriers in the U.S. and parent company of Verizon Wireless, the country’s biggest mobile operator.”To the extent permitted by applicable U.S. and foreign laws and regulations, Verizon’s transparency report will identify the total number of law enforcement agency requests received from government authorities in criminal cases,” Verizon said in a press release on Thursday.The report will categorize the requests under headings such as subpoenas, court orders and warrants, and provide some other information, Verizon said. It will also include information about requests for information in emergencies. The carrier said it is working with the U.S. government on how much detail it can provide about National Security Letters it received but it won’t reveal information about other national security requests.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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