Request Types
Published since 2012, our biannual report makes public the number of requests we receive and how we respond.
- Search Warrants
What Dropbox received
Search warrants require a showing of probable cause, must meet specificity requirements regarding the location to be searched and the items to be seized, and must be reviewed and signed by a judge or magistrate. Search warrants may be issued by local, state, or federal governments, and may only be used in criminal cases. In response to valid search warrants, we may produce non-content and content information.
Search Warrants
How we responded
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Accounts listed in warrants
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What Dropbox received
Unlike a search warrant, a subpoena only allows access to basic subscriber information. Subpoenas do not require judicial review and are typically issued by government attorneys or grand juries. We do not provide content information in response to subpoenas.
Subpoenas
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No information provided
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Non-content provided
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Content provided
Accounts listed in subpoenas
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No information provided
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Non-content provided
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Content provided
What Dropbox received
Court orders are issued by judges and may take a variety of forms, such as a 2703(d) order under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. We do not provide content information in response to court orders.
Court Orders
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Non-content provided
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Accounts listed in court orders
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National security process includes National Security Letters (NSLs) and orders issued under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). We’d like to be more specific, but Dropbox is not permitted by the US government to report the exact number received.
What Dropbox received
Dropbox may voluntarily disclose information to law enforcement if we have a good faith belief that someone is at imminent risk of death or serious physical injury and we have information which may help prevent the threat. We require that law enforcement provides a written summary of the emergency and explanation of how the information requested will assist them in preventing the emergency. Every emergency disclosure request is carefully scrutinized on a case by case basis to determine if the standard for disclosure has been met, and if so, any information disclosed is limited to that which would avert or mitigate the emergency. Dropbox receives emergency disclosure requests for user data from law enforcement around the world.
Country
- Requests Dropbox Received
- Information Provided
What Dropbox received
Pen Registers or Trap and Trace orders (“PRTTs”) are court orders which authorize the government to obtain certain non-content information (specifically, dialing, routing, addressing, and signaling information relating to communications) of a specific account on a prospective basis for a period of up to 60 days.
PRTTs
How we responded
Accounts listed in PRTTs
How we responded