The RIPE NCC receives information requests from Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and tries to facilitate the provision of any required publicly available information. The RIPE NCC does not provide confidential or private information to LEAs without a court order or other legally enforceable order or request under Dutch law.
In 2018, the RIPE NCC received 51 information requests from LEAs. None of these requests were accompanied by a Dutch court order. Overall, the number of requests increased, especially with a high number of requests coming from the United States.[1] The RIPE NCC is currently investigating the reason for this increase. But, just like in 2017, LEAs seem to acknowledge the RIPE NCC’s procedures and will try to confirm with the RIPE NCC before making an official request.
LEA Request |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
For information the RIPE NCC does not have |
49 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
On whether the RIPE NCC can share non-public information |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
For publicly available information |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
For information not related to the RIPE NCC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total |
51 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
21 |
Country of Origin |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
Australia |
1 |
1 |
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Austria |
1 |
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Belarus |
1 |
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Belgium |
1 |
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Brazil |
1 |
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Denmark |
1 |
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France |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Germany |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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India |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Italy |
1 |
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Malta |
1 |
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Netherlands |
1 |
||||||
Norway |
1 |
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Poland |
1 |
1 |
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Portugal |
1 |
||||||
Russia |
1 |
||||||
South Korea |
1 |
||||||
Spain |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||||
Sweden |
1 |
||||||
Ukraine |
1 |
||||||
United Kingdom |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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United States |
38 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
Total |
51 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
21 |
[1] The majority of these requests were sent by one particular party from the United States.