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[ PRIVACY Forum ] US won't let Microsoft,
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Fri Aug 30 21:32:32 2013
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US won't let Microsoft, Google reveal more data on FISA orders
http://j.mp/1fp289j (Ars Technica)
Microsoft and Google have not been able to convince the Department of
Justice (DOJ) to let the tech companies reveal how many Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) orders they must comply with.
Noting that "there are many days when Microsoft and Google stand
apart," Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith today wrote that the
companies are united in trying to provide more information about
orders that allow the government to spy on the companies' customers ...
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I believe more transparency in this area will eventually be
permitted -- at least to a limited degree (perhaps only
"lip service") -- but it's going to be a continuing fight to get there.
--Lauren--
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