Microsoft, Google want to disclose NSA policies

[Keystone Nyan Cat]

Source- http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-google-v-nsa-lawsuit-to-proceed-7000020311/

 

Microsoft and Google's motion at the FISC (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) to allow them to disclose their policies and some aggregate data on their compliance with court-ordered disclosures of customer data will be proceeding to litigation before the FISC.The government has requested, and the court has granted, a series of delays before the government had to reply to the motions.Microsoft and Google announced that they would not agree to any more extensions. They filed with the court a motion to stay proceedings for 10 days so that they could prepare amended motions for declaratory relief.The court granted the stay and ordered Microsoft and Google to submit the modified motions by 5PM this coming Monday, September 9.These new motions will be much more specific as to the level of disclosure sought by the companies. They will also be public.

 

[sysloc]

Well good! Big ol companies stickin it to the man

[Yoinkerman]

I can't imagine why microsoft or google can't just have the stuff anonymously leaked.  They are the biggest tech companies anywhere, I'm sure they can figure out how to make it anonymous.

[eshbop]

Funny that they didn't seem to care when no one knew about the NSA.

[LAwLz]

Funny that they didn't seem to care when no one knew about the NSA.

Yeah, this is just a slick PR move to make them seem better than they really are.

[qwertywarrior]

Linus and Slick's motion at the FISC (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) to allow them to disclose their policies and some aggregate data on their compliance with court-ordered disclosures of customer data will be proceeding to litigation before the FISC.The government has requested, and the court has granted, a series of delays before the government had to reply to the motions.Microsoft and Google announced that they would not agree to any more extensions. They filed with the court a motion to stay proceedings for 10 days so that they could prepare amended motions for declaratory relief.The court granted the stay and ordered Linus and Slick to submit the modified motions by 5PM this coming Monday, September 9.These new motions will be much more specific as to the level of disclosure sought by the LTT. They will also be public.

[mymouthandi]

If two huge companies like Google and Microsoft did disclose the NSA policies, what is the US government or the NSA actually going to do? These guys aren't Lavabit, they are Google and Microsoft and they have a considerable amount of power.