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Microsoft has been sharing Indian bank customers' data with U.S. intelligence agencies

Sharath Ravishankar — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:46:07 +0000

Per the Reserve Bank of India, Microsoft has been sharing the data of customers of Indian banks that utilize Office 365, in order to comply with demands from U.S. intelligence agencies. Read more...

The NSA collected over 530 million call detail records in 2017

Paul Hill — Sun, 06 May 2018 02:04:01 +0000

A new report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has reported just how many U.S. citizens have had their call detail records collected last year. The records consist of metadata. Read more...

Microsoft apologizes for error in number of US foreign intelligence surveillance requests

Andy Weir — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:42:02 +0000

Microsoft has issued a correction to data it provided earlier this month regarding the number of FISA surveillance requests it received from January to July 2016, after discovering a "human error". Read more...

Microsoft: “Bleak future” ahead if government bulk data collection continues

Andy Weir — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith says the government must end "the unfettered collection of bulk data", adding that law enforcement faces a "bleak future" if reforms are not enacted soon. Read more...

Microsoft offers more info on its US national security requests

John Callaham — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:51:25 +0000

Microsoft has now shared some details on information requests it has received from US national security agencies in the wake of the massive online spy scandals revealed earlier this month. Read more...

Appeals court revives lawsuit against NSA surveillance of Americans

Michael Collado — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:01:10 +0000

A United States appeals court has revived and reinstated a lawsuit against a government policy that allows for the surveillance of civilians' telephone calls and emails. The controversial law, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act... Read more...