• Google, Facebook and Microsoft ask US government if they can disclose how much they spy people
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[QUOTE]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. Google said the claims were "untrue" but added that nondisclosure rules of such requests "fuel that speculation". The US has confirmed the existence of the surveillance programme. 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". "Google's numbers would clearly show that our compliance with these requests falls far short of the claims being made. Google has nothing to hide," he said in the letter. Microsoft said that greater transparency on the requests "would help the community understand and debate these important issues''. Ted Ullyot, Facebook's general counsel, said the social networking leader wants to provide "a complete picture of the government requests we receive, and how we respond".[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22867185[/url]
"I'm unable to say exactly how much, but it's anywhere between every second of every day in every aspect of life, or not at all."
If Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are worried, then they must not completely know how secure their own servers are.
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;41003708]If Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are worried, then they must not completely know how secure their own servers are.[/QUOTE] I think the article is more about how these companies want to reassure the public that they're not just giving the government access to user information voluntarily.
So they're basically asking to be exempt from the gag order that accompanies the NSL requests they get. Sounds good, the instant gag order is a terrible idea.
[QUOTE=Senscith;41003741]I think the article is more about how these companies want to reassure the public that they're not just giving the government access to user information voluntarily.[/QUOTE] I can't say I blame them. This thing has turned somewhat into a witch hunt with companies being called out with zero to little evidence.
I guess they're just trying to protect themselves Or am i missing something?
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;41003708]If Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are worried, then they must not completely know how secure their own servers are.[/QUOTE] I bet they're more secure than most government servers.
Google, Facebook and Microsoft have followed up by saying that their users being constantly monitored and recorded is only cool when they do it.
Well with the NSA needing to build a new database center for all these data sources, it has to be enough for the public to worry and enough to justify these companies out of trouble...
You're all being watched, whether it's Facebook, the government or your fucking ISP. How's this all a big Revelation?
[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;41004944]I bet they're more secure than most government servers.[/QUOTE] Probably not, government networks tend to have absurdly unnecessary network design for simple tasks. They would distribute a mail system for 20 people across 4 physical boxes if they had the chance
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