INQUIRER.net: Facebook, Microsoft bare US data requests

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Facebook, Microsoft bare US data requests Jun 15th 2013, 22:42 WASHINGTON—Internet giants Facebook and Microsoft say they received thousands of requests for data from US authorities last year but are prohibited from disclosing how many related to national security.   The two companies have come under heightened scrutiny since word leaked of a vast, covert Internet surveillance program US authorities insist targets only foreign terror suspects and has helped thwart attacks.   Facebook said Friday it had received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data affecting 18,000 to 19,000 accounts during the second half of last year, while Microsoft said it had received 6,000 to 7,000 requests affecting 31,000 to 32,000 accounts ... Keep on reading: Facebook, Microsoft bare US data requests Media files: microsoft-facebook.jpg (image/jpeg)

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