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Technology firms seek government surveillance reform

Leading global technology firms have called for "wide-scale changes" to US government surveillance.

Eight firms, Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, AOL, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Yahoo, have formed an alliance called Reform Government Surveillance group. The group has written a letter to the US President and Congress arguing that current surveillance practice "undermines the freedom" of people.

Propaganda and bullshit? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25297044

That's good that they're actually doing something about it, but I can't help but think they have an agenda...

Quote from: BrotherShamus on December 09, 2013, 05:56:46 PM
That's good that they're actually doing something about it, but I can't help but think they have an agenda...

Fuckin' eh!

Quote from: BrotherShamus on December 09, 2013, 05:56:46 PM
That's good that they're actually doing something about it, but I can't help but think they have an agenda...

Yeh, like really. Who do you think helped the government set the whole thing up in the first place?

Quote from: meekon5 on December 10, 2013, 10:27:22 AM

Quote from: BrotherShamus on December 09, 2013, 05:56:46 PM
That's good that they're actually doing something about it, but I can't help but think they have an agenda...

Yeh, like really. Who do you think helped the government set the whole thing up in the first place?

Classic corporation; the fox guarding the hen house.