We received 4,000 to 5,000 data requests from US authorities, says Apple

US tech giant Apple has revealed it received between 4,000 and 5,000 data requests in six months from US authorities, days after Facebook and Microsoft released similar information.

Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and several other top internet and technology companies have come under heightened scrutiny since word leaked of a vast, covert web surveillance program that US authorities insist targets only foreign terror suspects and has helped thwart attacks.

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