Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Microsofts Wants To Disclose It's Role In The NSA Surveillance Program


Kill The Gag Order On NSA's Spying, Microsoft Asks Attorney General -- FOX News

Microsoft sent a letter to attorney general Eric Holder on Tuesday asking him to personally lift at least part of the gag order preventing the company from talking discussing many aspects of the government’s secret spy programs.

Called Prism and revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden last month, the government’s mammoth spy program collects data from telephone calls, emails, video conferencing and more from a number of top Internet companies, also including Google, Yahoo, Facebook and others.

In the letter, Microsoft’s top lawyer says the incredible secrecy prevents the company from telling the truth about the program -- to the detriment of America itself.

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More News On Microsoft Wanting Parts Of It's Gag Order On NSA Surveillance Programs Lifted

Microsoft pushes Eric Holder to lift block on public information sharing -- The Guardian
Microsoft asks U.S. to let it disclose security requests -- Reuters
Microsoft asks US Attorney General Holder to ease what it can say about NSA snooping program -- Washington Post/AP
Microsoft presses US on data request disclosures -- AFP
Microsoft Again Seeks to Rebut Spying Cooperation -- Wall Street Journal
Microsoft prods government on sharing request data -- USA Today
Microsoft Responds to Growing NSA Spying Scandal -- eWeek
Microsoft denies giving NSA direct access to email -- Computer World
Microsoft Says It Doesn’t Give NSA Secret Encryption Keys -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Microsoft: U.S. Constitution is 'suffering' from NSA secrecy -- CNet
Microsoft Hints Skype Calls May Be Fair Game for NSA -- Mashable
Microsoft's letter to the U.S. Justice Department -- Tech Crunch

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