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class=”text”> Apple headquarters 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California (USA). (AP)

Apple has issued a statement confirming that the U.S. Government demanded data “between 4000 and 5000″ people, affecting between 9,000 and 10,000 devices and accounts between December 2012 and January 2013. He becomes, after Google, Microsoft and Facebook, in the fourth Internet giant recognizing that yielded data for network eavesdropping program in the U.S..

Cupertino company (California) has posted on its website a statement entitled Apple’s commitment to customer privacy . In it, detailed company has sought permission from federal authorities to share information about this topic for “transparency”.

We class=”quote_new”> unsolicited or store a mountain of personal details of our clients The company explains that its legal department “assesses each request” and “if appropriate” will send the required data (“bounded as possible”) to the authorities. Apple explains that “occasionally” have refused to answer some requests.

also explains that one of its “major commitments has always been the protection of customer data.” “We did not ask or store a mountain of personal details of our clients ” he explains, “is some information that we could provide the authorities because not even possess”.

Specifically, Apple said that the talks for iMessage and FaceTime are encrypted so they can not be read by anyone, including the company itself.

“We will continue working hard to achieve balance between fulfilling our legal duties and privacy protection of our customers as they expect and want,” the statement concluded.