Uber Reveals What It Shared With the Government in Company's First-Ever Transparency Report

— -- Uber released its first-ever transparency report this week, giving an inside look at how the company handled information requests from law enforcement officials and regulators in the United States.

Facebook, Twitter and a number of technology companies have made it a practice of releasing transparency reports, giving the public a clearer picture of how frequently the companies fielded government requests during a certain time period and how they were handled.

In Uber's first report, the privately-held company said it is providing "a comprehensive overview of information that was provided to U.S. state and local regulators and law enforcement agencies between July and December 2015."

Here's a look at what we learned from Uber's report.

Law Enforcement Requests

During the second half of last year, Uber said it processed 415 requests from law enforcement agencies and provided at least some data in 85 percent of the cases. The majority of the requests -- 368 total -- came from state agencies.

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Many of the requests related to stolen credit cards and fraud investigations, according to the report. Uber's team noted the company is committed to protecting passenger privacy and requires "valid and sufficient legal process from official government agencies before we disclose any information about our customers."

"When we receive a request from law enforcement, we review it to ensure it satisfies legal requirements and will reject, or limit its scope otherwise. Among other things, requests must be narrowly tailored to a legitimate law enforcement need; we object to overly broad, vague or unreasonable requests," the report said.

Regulatory Agencies

Uber said it supplied information on more than 12 million passengers and drivers to 33 regulatory agencies during the latter half of 2015. Uber's report said some state regulatory agencies require regulated transportation companies to report an array of information ranging from trip volume during a certain period to pickup and drop-off points and fare information.

Uber complied with 21.2 percent of those requests, according to the report, and pushed back on 79.1 percent of the requests in an effort to narrow the scope of the information they were required to submit. The company said it was successful in narrowing the scope in 42.4 percent of its cases.