Apple Updates National Security Protocol

On Thursday Apple changed how it reports on U.S. national security requests for user data, bringing its procedures more up to date with those of technology rivals such as Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google. Reuters reports in its first-half 2018 transparency report on government data requests to its website, Apple separated National Security Letters and requests under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. The changes mean longer delays in Apple’s reporting of overall national security requests. However, the new format is similar to those for companies such as Microsoft and Google, making it easier for researchers and the public to compare.