Re:Microsoft and Google to sue over US surveillance requests
by lutusp on Saturday August 31, 2013 @04:43AM
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>> Microsoft and Google are to sue the US government to win the right to reveal more information about official requests for user data.
> Totally irrelevant ...
Irrelevant only to people who don't understand politics. The NSA isn't asking for cooperation from these companies because they actually need it, but because it provides political cover. In the * * itstorm that will surely result from future revelations of spying on U.S. citizens, the NSA can honestly say, "These companies cooperated in data collection."
> Why would any official requests for user data be relevant, given these circumstances?
As is often said, you may not care about politics, but politics cares about you.
> Totally irrelevant ...
Irrelevant only to people who don't understand politics. The NSA isn't asking for cooperation from these companies because they actually need it, but because it provides political cover. In the * * itstorm that will surely result from future revelations of spying on U.S. citizens, the NSA can honestly say, "These companies cooperated in data collection."
> Why would any official requests for user data be relevant, given these circumstances?
As is often said, you may not care about politics, but politics cares about you.