Microsoft report reveals over 75k law enforcement requests in 2012

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Similar to Google's Transparency Report Microsoft has released a report detailing the amount of information requests by law enforcement for user information. They have stated that they intend to released a report detailing this information every six months from here on in. The company's report suggests that they received 75,378 reports in 2012, if they had acted on every request it would have affected 137,424 unique accounts or two one-hundredths of one percent of the entire userbase.



Of the requests received only 82% resulted in information disclosure to law enforcement. The full report can be found here.

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FuturaPosted:

No duh internet explorer was not a good choice

oH-Killcam-ScPosted:

Thrift-Shop With all the hacking, threats, and child pornography found on Xbox, I'm not surprised at all. There's also the stolen software, but it's mostly Xbox, I'm sure.


Yea no kidding! I don't do anything stupid anything stupid with my consoles!

BruPosted:

Thrift-Shop With all the hacking, threats, and child pornography found on Xbox, I'm not surprised at all. There's also the stolen software, but it's mostly Xbox, I'm sure.


I have no idea how xbox live still runs

CheeseStuffedPizzaPosted:

Just wait for 2013 reports!

neboPosted:

all those reports...

EvoVIIIPosted:

XxGA3MRxX I dont see how this had to do anything with stolen accounts


It Honestly Does Not What So Ever

CearnsyPosted:

ever
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Undisclosed MS can be ***** when it comes to accounts stolen but it is sometimes good because most people try to social engineer accounts.


Luckily when i lost mine i was lucky enough to get it back


I lost my account before and luckily Microsoft was able to help me get it back.


They are useful for some things

EverPosted:

Gossip Alot for Microsoft...


Lol thats exactly what I was thinking!

GossipPosted:

Alot for Microsoft...

WoobiePosted:

XxGA3MRxX I dont see how this had to do anything with stolen accounts


It doesn't. at all.