“The companies announced the lawsuit on Friday, escalating a legal battle over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), the mechanism used by the National Security Agency (NSA) and other US government agencies to gather data about foreign internet users. Microsoft’s general counsel, Brad Smith, made the announcement in a corporate blog post which complained of the government’s ‘continued unwillingness’ to let it publish information about Fisa requests. The companies denied the NSA had ‘direct access’ to their systems but said they were legally unable to disclose how many times they have been asked to provide information on users.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/31/microsoft-and-google-to-sue-over-u-s-surveillance-requests/
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