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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MobyPosted:

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

Soldier_Posted:

-Fluttershy-
Evol
Maya
Evol
Relations 75'000 Stolen accounts -.- That's insane man...


yeah they just let it happen unfortunately they cant do anything about it :(


Not really, unless you have proof.


really?
so if you have proof they give your account back?


It's a alot more complicated than that, you have to jump through a bunch of hoops just for them to notice you.


Yeah you have to it sucks.

Soldier_Posted:

ME0W
Evol
Thatch
Drumstep i didn't know people actually used the report feature


I was thinking the same lol.


yea no one really uses the "report button"
in ps3 as well they just call Customer service.


I use the report button just to make myself feel better. Even though it does almost nothing.


LOL that made me lol but i agree.

BashfulPosted:

Can't believe people still think this has to do with stolen accounts.....
read these, please.
http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/microsoft-transparency-report-shows-company-supplied-user-content-22-cases-032113

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/03/21/microsoft_transparency_report_details_law_enforcement_requests_for_skype.html

SynybunPosted:

Evol
Thatch
Drumstep i didn't know people actually used the report feature


I was thinking the same lol.


yea no one really uses the "report button"
in ps3 as well they just call Customer service.


I use the report button just to make myself feel better. Even though it does almost nothing.

KatsumiChanPosted:

Evol
Maya
Evol
Relations 75'000 Stolen accounts -.- That's insane man...


yeah they just let it happen unfortunately they cant do anything about it :(


Not really, unless you have proof.


really?
so if you have proof they give your account back?


It's a alot more complicated than that, you have to jump through a bunch of hoops just for them to notice you.

EverPosted:

M60
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.

MultitaskPosted:

M60
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


Good to hear ,
When your account get stolen do you have to show proof because i called sony once
and they banned this guy that took my account i invited this guy to my party and told him to get off my account or i will be calling the customer service and he was talking trash 2 me so after i called sony i told them everything and they over heard the guy that took my account and they decided to banned that guy for 1 month [ Console Banned ] and i got my account back
and they also work fast.

CearnsyPosted:

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

MultitaskPosted:

Thatch
Drumstep i didn't know people actually used the report feature


I was thinking the same lol.


yea no one really uses the "report button"
in ps3 as well they just call Customer service.