Comments:"Dropbox - Transparency Report"
URL:https://www.dropbox.com/transparency
Last updated January 31, 2013
Dropbox is committed to sharing the number of requests for user information that we receive from law enforcement and how we handle them. We scrutinize all data requests to make sure they comply with the law and are committed to giving notice to users when their accounts are identified in a law enforcement request.
| January to December 2012 | United States | 87 | 164 | 82% |
| January to December 2012 | Non-U.S. | < 20 | < 20 | 0%* |
*Dropbox currently requires data requests to go through the U.S. judicial system.
This report doesn't include national security requests. We want to report the exact number of national security requests we receive, if any. Unfortunately, the government allows services to disclose only the aggregate number of all law enforcement and national security requests received (and even then the disclosure must be in large bands). A report in that form decreases transparency, especially for companies that receive zero or very few national security requests.
We've urged the government to allow online services to disclose the exact number of national security requests received in a reporting period without revealing details about specific requests. Our proposal provides much-needed transparency for users while protecting legitimate national security interests.
We'll keep you updated as we continue to seek better ways to let you know about the requests we receive.
[Update - 9/23/2013]– Today we filed a legal brief asking the court to confirm that we have the right to report the number of national security requests we receive, if any. You can check out our brief here: Dropbox FISC Brief. We'll keep you updated about any developments.