Requests by type
| Type | Received |
|---|---|
| Demands for user dataSubpoenas, court orders and warrants seeking information about a person who uses Glossia. | 16 |
| Emergency requestsRequests made without legal process where someone’s life or safety was said to be at risk. | 1 |
| Requests about relaysDemands for logs, traffic or access to a relay that Frothly runs. | 2 |
| Requests to remove or block contentGlossia carries only encrypted messages, so there is nothing for us to remove. | 1 |
| Demands to weaken GlossiaDemands to add a way to read messages, or to change the software to help someone do so. | 1 |
| Total | 21 |
Where requests came from
| Region | Requests |
|---|---|
| North America | 4 |
| Europe | 6 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 5 |
| Africa | 2 |
| Middle East and Central Asia | 1 |
| South and Southeast Asia | 1 |
| East Asia | 2 |
We report regions rather than countries where a single request could identify the person it concerned.
What we disclosed
No user data. We do not have messages, contact lists, account details, phone numbers or logs of who connected to which relay, so there was nothing to disclose.
In 1 case we confirmed information that is already public: that a relay is listed in the directory, and which organization runs it.
Notes
A technical assistance notice issued under a new law in one jurisdiction would have required us to make messages readable on request. We challenged the notice, and it was withdrawn in March 2024. We have said before, and repeat here, that we would stop operating relays in a jurisdiction rather than comply with such a notice.