Verizon on Thursday said it will release a semiannual report about the data requests it receives from the government. It is the first major telecom to make such a move.
Verizon and other tech industry giants have come under fire for cooperating with government surveillance programs. Verizon and AT&T in particular were named in documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, which indicated the companies shared customer phone call information with the U.S. government.
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Verizon to Disclose Some of What It's Disclosing to the Government
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani December 20, 2013 11:35 AMVerizon on Thursday said it will release a semiannual report about the data requests it receives from the government. It is the first major telecom to make such a move.
Verizon and other tech industry giants have come under fire for cooperating with government surveillance programs. Verizon and AT&T in particular were named in documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, which indicated the companies shared customer phone call information with the U.S. government.