U.S. Government Data Transparency Requests
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BBC News wrote...
Google, Facebook and Microsoft have asked the US government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data.The move comes after recent reports claimed that US authorities had direct access to the servers of nine major US tech firms, including Google and Apple.
David Drummond, chief legal officer of Google has written to the US Attorney General seeking permission to publish "aggregate numbers of national security requests, including Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) disclosures".
Mr Snowden told the Guardian that operatives had the power to tap into anyone's emails at any time.
"We can plant bugs in machines. Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place," he was quoted as saying by the Guardian.
BBC News - Google, Facebook and Microsoft seek data request transparency
Looks like people are finally getting fed up with big brother. More likely just Facebook, Google and Microsoft trying to save some face over all of the claims of giving the U.S. government unrequited access to their data. It will be interesting to see whether or not they're violating the rights of European citizens to say the least, could be in for some entertainment if they are.
thoughts?
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This will end with a compromise. Since if the government rejects, they'll set up campaigns over their own property but then the government will use the same old anti-terrorism crap and both of them won't budge until they arrive with a compromise with a lot of loopholes for onii-chan.
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Hostilities between the NSA and CIA are fairly high right now, I think Snowden might just be a front-man. It's not like the U.S. hasn't been peeking into the private lives of it's population for some time now anyways, my uncle knew a fellow who used to work as a high-up tech at Sprint, said the U.S. had the ability to listen into pretty much every phone call that was being made.
Still, I think it's a good thing the likes of Microsoft, Facebook and Google are pushing for a bit of transparency. But, seems more-so just a ploy to take their attention yet again off of the real issues at hand.
Still, I think it's a good thing the likes of Microsoft, Facebook and Google are pushing for a bit of transparency. But, seems more-so just a ploy to take their attention yet again off of the real issues at hand.