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Transparency about what happens to people's information is an important part of upholding privacy rights. In 2016 between April and June, we ran a second trial to gather more detailed information about government and law enforcement demands and requests for personal information.

Over the trial period (April-June 2016), the eight trial participants received 10,956 demands and requests for their customers' information from government agencies. Of these, 10,517 were complied with in full. 87 required clarification before they were complied with.

Most of these requests and demands sought information relating to a single person. Of those that related to more than one person, 424 related to between two and 49 people. Only one related to more than 50 people.  

Read the report (opens to PDF, 1438KB).