Microsoft is teaming up with Google to sue the US government and win the right to reveal details surrounding official requests for user data



From WPCentral:

The two tech giants announced the lawsuit yesterday, taking the battle over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to a whole new level. The National Security Agency (NSA) and other US government bodies utilise the mechanism to collect data on foreign Internet users, which has been in the news recently with activity through the likes of PRISM leaked to the media. Microsoft previously responded to the NSA controversy, stating the company is not spying on consumers.

  Microsoft joins forces with Google to sue the US government over surveillance transparency