Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Microsoft follows Google in request to publish how many FISA requests it receives

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Microsoft has formally requested it be given permission to "disclose aggregate statistics" concerning how many secret FISA requests for user information it has received. It's part of the ongoing PR battle that Microsoft and other technology companies are fighting in the wake of the original PRISM leak, where it was alleged that these companies gave the government "direct access" to their servers. Microsoft, like the rest of the companies implicated, has aggressively denied such claims. It's come to light that Microsoft is joining Google in seeking permission to talk more about the scope of the secret requests it receives, as noted by All Things D .


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4468340/microsoft-follows-google-in-request-to-publish-how-many-fisa-requests

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