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Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, June 07 2013 @ 11:31 PM EDT |
Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the
US or any other government direct access to our servers. We have never received
a blanket request or court order from any government agency asking for
information or metadata in bulk, like the one Verizon reportedly received. And
if we did, we would fight it aggressively. We hadn't even heard of PRISM before
yesterday.
When governments ask Facebook for data, we review each request
carefully to make sure they always follow the correct processes and all
applicable laws, and then only provide the information if is required by law. We
will continue fighting aggressively to keep your information safe and
secure.
We strongly encourage all governments to be much more transparent
about all programs aimed at keeping the public safe. It's the only way to
protect everyone's civil liberties and create the safe and free society we all
want over the long term.
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Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, June 07 2013 @ 11:38 PM EDT |
When government officials came to Silicon Valley to demand easier
ways for the world’s largest Internet companies to turn over user data as part
of a secret surveillance program, the companies bristled. In the end, though,
many cooperated at least a bit.
[...]
In at least two cases, at Google and
Facebook, one of the plans discussed was to build separate, secure portals, like
a digital version of the secure physical rooms that have long existed for
classified information, in some instances on company servers. Through these
online rooms, the government would request data, companies would deposit it and
the government would retrieve it, people briefed on the discussions
said.
The negotiations have continued in recent months, as Martin E.
Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to Silicon Valley to
meet with executives including those at Facebook, Microsoft, Google and
Intel.
Claire Cain Miller, New York
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