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Microsoft, Google, Facebook And Others Fight Against Government Surveillance
Top American technology companies have joined hands to press the Obama Administration and the Congress to reform the secretive National Security Agency. AOL, Apple, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Microsoft have united to demand sweeping changes to US surveillance laws, urging an international ban on bulk collection of data to help preserve the public’s “trust in the internet”.
All the above tech companies issued an open letter to US President Barack Obama and Congress to bring in reforms and restrictions on surveillance activities. The letter says that “the balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual… This undermines the freedoms we all cherish. It’s time for a change.” It also highlights efforts such as those recently announced by Microsoft, Yahoo and other companies to encrypt online services “to prevent unauthorized surveillance on our networks“.
Several of the companies claim the revelations have shaken public faith in the internet and blamed spy agencies for the resulting threat to their business interests. The tech companies have mentioned five principles for this surveillance reform viz, limiting governments’ authority to collect users’ information, oversight and accountability, transparency about government demands, respecting the free flow of information and avoiding conflicts among governments.
We believe this is a great move by the tech companies and appreciate their efforts to protect user data from such surveillance.
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Source: http://www.watblog.com/2013/12/09/microsoft-google-facebook-and-others-fight-against-government-surveillance/
