Apple transparency report: over 1,000 government requests for user data

• Number of requests went up in second half of 2015
• Requests pertain to services such as iMessage, email, photos and backups

US authorities asked for user data from Apple accounts 1,015 times during the second half of 2015, according to figures the iPhone maker released Tuesday.

The requests pertain to information on services such as iMessages, emails, photos and device backups.