Apple’s Latest Transparency Report Highlights Stricter Data Handling

Apple’s newly released Transparency Report for the first half of 2024 underscores a pivotal shift in how the company navigates government requests for push notification data. For Apple enthusiasts and data privacy advocates, the numbers reveal a marked tightening of the company’s response to these growing demands.

Push Notification Requests on the Rise

According to Apple’s Transparency Report (June 2025), global government requests for push notification data nearly doubled, rising from 119 in early 2023 to 277 by mid-2024 (AppleInsider). In the U.S. alone, requests climbed from 48 in H1 2023 to 129 one year later. However, the company’s approval rate dropped sharply during the same period: globally, the rate fell from 76% to 59%, and in the U.S., from 88% to just 28%.

This data, as sourced from Apple’s report, suggests that authorities