Tech Giants Urge Senate to Reform NSA Surveillance Powers

Tech giants, including Google, Facebook and Apple, have sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to reform the NSA surveillance programs

The letter, sent on Thursday to top members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, implicitly endorses a specific bill, the USA Freedom Act, which would end the NSA program that collects U.S. phone call records

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Tech companies have been asking for permission to be more transparent in the months following the revelations fueled by Edward Snowden, but this time, they're taking one extra step. Read more...

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